OAK BAY VOLUNTEER SERVICES SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·1442 MONTEREY AVE · VICTORIA, BC · V8S 4W1·BN 890545999RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
83¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
17%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$341K
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 Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society?
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Is Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890545999RR0001. 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 Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1442 MONTEREY AVE, VICTORIA, BC, V8S 4W1. Source.
What does Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society (OBVS) provides free one-to-one services and programs to help improve or maintain independent living. Services support the needs of older adults individuals living with physical and/or mental health challenges individuals living in low income individuals living in isolation and…" Full program description.
How much of Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $341K (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
Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society (OBVS) provides free one-to-one services and programs to help improve or maintain independent living. Services support the needs of older adults individuals living with physical and/or mental health challenges individuals living in low income individuals living in isolation and other complex needs. Our services incorporate elements of transportation assistance companionship and home maintenance. Current services include: drives to medical appointments grocery shopping recreation and other errands shopping with delivery of groceries and medication s… Show more
Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society (OBVS) provides free one-to-one services and programs to help improve or maintain independent living. Services support the needs of older adults individuals living with physical and/or mental health challenges individuals living in low income individuals living in isolation and other complex needs. Our services incorporate elements of transportation assistance companionship and home maintenance. Current services include: drives to medical appointments grocery shopping recreation and other errands shopping with delivery of groceries and medication social and wellness check phone calls home visits walks in the community light gardening technology support and minor home repairs. Our programming includes income tax support through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program fresh meal delivery for seniors through the More Than Meals Program housekeeping support through the Better at Home program and seasonal snow and ice removal through our Snow Angels Program. In 2023-2024 OBVS delivered 4 688 services to 549 clients through the support of 175 dedicated volunteers.
New programs
In our 2023-2024 fiscal year we introduced two new service including Cultural Companions where folks are matched with a companion to enjoy arts and cultural outings and Destination Walks in which a volunteer with someone to an errand or appointment.
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.
83¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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 83¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
17%
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 ↗ · 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)$341K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
26%
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
4%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
26%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $285K | 83¢ | 17% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $278K | — | — | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $331K | 83¢ | 17% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $334K | 83¢ | 17% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $310K | 83¢ | 17% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $341K | 83¢ | 17% | 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- CATTRALL, DAVIDCHAIRarm's length
- KALLAL, DIANEDIRECTORarm's length
- MERCHANT, SUSAN UDIRECTORarm's length
- COLLINS, DAVID BTREASURERarm's length
- TAYLOR, BRONWYNSECRETARYarm's length
- MALONE, BRIANVICE CHAIRarm's length
- WELLS, KEITHDIRECTORarm's length
- SHANNON, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- Black, Diana DBDirectorarm's length
- Moore, Fredrick (Stuart) FSMDirectorarm'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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