FRIENDS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S ARCHIVES SOCIETY
Public foundationFoundations advancing education·675 BELLEVILLE ST · VICTORIA, BC · V8W 1A1·BN 891264210RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Disbursed to charities T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
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not in this filing
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$20K
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
Common questions
How do I donate to Friends of British Columbia's Archives Society?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Friends of British Columbia's Archives Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891264210RR0001. 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 Friends of British Columbia's Archives Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 675 BELLEVILLE ST, VICTORIA, BC, V8W 1A1. Source.
What does Friends of British Columbia's Archives Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PUBLIC EDUCATION LECTURES AND NEWSLETTERS IN SUPPORT OF BC'S ARCHIVAL HERITAGE. SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ARCHIVES WITH THE TERRY REKSTON PROGRAM; SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE WITH THE INDIGENOUS RESEARCH PROGRAM AND ADVOCACY FOR ARCHIVES USERS." Full program description.
How big is Friends of British Columbia's Archives Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $20K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PUBLIC EDUCATION LECTURES AND NEWSLETTERS IN SUPPORT OF BC'S ARCHIVAL HERITAGE. SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ARCHIVES WITH THE TERRY REKSTON PROGRAM; SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS HERITAGE WITH THE INDIGENOUS RESEARCH PROGRAM AND ADVOCACY FOR ARCHIVES USERS.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing: the gifts-to-qualified-donees line (5050) or total (5100) is missing or outside the possible range.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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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
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$20K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)51%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
51%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
49%
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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $15K | — | — |
| 2020-08-31 | $16K | — | — |
| 2021-08-31 | $14K | — | — |
| 2022-08-31 | $9K | — | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $7K | — | — |
| 2024-08-31 | $20K | — | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- WILSON, LARAPRESIDENTarm's length
- MILLAR, LAURAVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- LANG, DAVIDTREASURERarm's length
- FISHER, ROBINSECRETARYarm's length
- WING, MELISSACOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERarm's length
- THOMPSOM, CARLANNACOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERarm's length
- WICKWIRE, WENDYMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- HANNA, CHRISTOPHERMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- HUGHES, KATIEMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- O'DONNELL, THOMASMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- PURCELL, MEGANMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- BAIN, ANGELAMEMBER AT LARGEarm'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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