THE CONTEMPLATIVE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·PO BOX 23031 RPO COOK STREET · VICTORIA, BC · V8V 4Z8·BN 878177161RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$127K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to The Contemplative Society?
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Is The Contemplative Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 878177161RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is The Contemplative Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 23031 RPO COOK STREET, VICTORIA, BC, V8V 4Z8. Source.
What does The Contemplative Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1) PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEACHINGS OF CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM TEACHERS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND MEDITATION BASED IN THE CHRISTIAN WISDOM TRADITION AND IN SUPPORT OF THE WISDOM PATH WITHIN OTHER SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS. 2) PROMOTING THE CONTEMPLATIVE PATH THROUGH INFORMATION PROVIDED ON…" Full program description.
How much of The Contemplative Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Contemplative Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $127K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1) PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEACHINGS OF CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM TEACHERS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND MEDITATION BASED IN THE CHRISTIAN WISDOM TRADITION AND IN SUPPORT OF THE WISDOM PATH WITHIN OTHER SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS. 2) PROMOTING THE CONTEMPLATIVE PATH THROUGH INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH OFFERING REGULAR RETREATS AND EVENTS THROUGH THE SALE OF AUDIO AND WRITTEN MATERIAL THROUGH NETWORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SIMILAR FOCUS AND PURPOSE AND THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. 3) NURTURING STUDENTS AND UPCOMING TEACHERS … Show more
1) PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEACHINGS OF CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM TEACHERS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE AND MEDITATION BASED IN THE CHRISTIAN WISDOM TRADITION AND IN SUPPORT OF THE WISDOM PATH WITHIN OTHER SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS. 2) PROMOTING THE CONTEMPLATIVE PATH THROUGH INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH OFFERING REGULAR RETREATS AND EVENTS THROUGH THE SALE OF AUDIO AND WRITTEN MATERIAL THROUGH NETWORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SIMILAR FOCUS AND PURPOSE AND THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. 3) NURTURING STUDENTS AND UPCOMING TEACHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE/WISDOM PATH. 4) EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF RECORDED AND UPCOMING TEACHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CONTEMPLATIVE/WISDOM PATH; AND 5) OFFERING REGULAR RETREATS IN CONTEMPLATION MEDITATION AND THE WISDON PATH AS FACILITATED BY EXPERIENCED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.4 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$127K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)34%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
34%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
50%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $148K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $77K | 49¢ | 51% | — |
| 2021-06-30 | $96K | 44¢ | 56% | — |
| 2022-06-30 | $54K | 70¢ | 30% | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $152K | 64¢ | 36% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $127K | 100¢ | — | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- BURSON, ROGER JVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTORarm's length
- DESCAMP, MARY TPRESIDENT/DIRECTORarm's length
- GYE, CHRISTOPHER KDIRECTORarm's length
- HEKMAN, CAROLDIRECTORarm's length
- LOCK, HENRI MDIRECTORarm's length
- MARTIN, LORIE KDIRECTOR & SECRETARYarm's length
- MORTON, GERALDTREASURER/DIRECTORarm's length
- RUCE, HEATHERDIRECTORarm's length
- KARPOFF, KIMIKODIRECTORarm'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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