SURREY CHRISTMAS BUREAU SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·10688 KING GEORGE HWY · PO BOX 547 · SURREY, BC · V3T 5B7·BN 874594716RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WE DISTRIBUTE GROCERY VOUCHERS TOYS WARM CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO NEARLY 2 000 LOW INCOME FAMILIES RESIDING IN OUR CITY. VOLUNTEERS APPLY AND FORM A CORPS OF 187 PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE SOCIETY. THESE VOLUNTEERS PRE-SCREEN AND REGISTER ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO THEN RECEIVE DONATIONS OF TOYS GIFTS AND OTHER USEFUL ITEMS. A TOY DEPOT WAREHOUSE IS SOURCED EACH YEAR AND WE OCCUPY IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE WE SET UP OFFICES AND MOVE IN SHELVING SO THAT WE CAN SET UP AND DISTRIBUTE THE DONATIONS WE RECEIVE. OF THE NEARLY 2 000 FAMILIES ACCEPTED EACH YEAR NEARLY 500 ARE MATCHED WITH OTHER B… Show more
WE DISTRIBUTE GROCERY VOUCHERS TOYS WARM CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO NEARLY 2 000 LOW INCOME FAMILIES RESIDING IN OUR CITY. VOLUNTEERS APPLY AND FORM A CORPS OF 187 PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE SOCIETY. THESE VOLUNTEERS PRE-SCREEN AND REGISTER ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO THEN RECEIVE DONATIONS OF TOYS GIFTS AND OTHER USEFUL ITEMS. A TOY DEPOT WAREHOUSE IS SOURCED EACH YEAR AND WE OCCUPY IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE WE SET UP OFFICES AND MOVE IN SHELVING SO THAT WE CAN SET UP AND DISTRIBUTE THE DONATIONS WE RECEIVE. OF THE NEARLY 2 000 FAMILIES ACCEPTED EACH YEAR NEARLY 500 ARE MATCHED WITH OTHER BUSINESSES OR FAMILIES WHO THEN DIRECTLY PROVIDE THE ITEMS NEEDED BY THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR MATCHING SPONSOR PROGRAM INVOLVES AND ADDITIONAL TEAM OF 20 VOLUNTEERS WHO SCREEN AND PHONE PARTICIPANTS.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)81¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)19%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$435K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)42%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $359K | 80¢ | 20% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $441K | 84¢ | 17% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $506K | 74¢ | 26% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $420K | 80¢ | 21% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $457K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $435K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.6 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- BURNSIDE, BONNIECHAIRarm's length
- PRIDDY, PENNYVICE CHAIRarm's length
- MILES, TONYTREASURERarm's length
- BARTON, SUZANNEDIRECTORarm's length
- BACOT, ALEXDIRECTORarm's length
- GOLDBERG, SHARONDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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