GATHERING THE CIRCLE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·312 - 7485 130 ST · SURREY, BC · V3W 1H8·BN 891337636RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE AGENCY IS PROVIDING THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. THE SOCIETY IS DELEGATED AND WORKS WITH THE MCFD IN BC. THE AGENCY PROVIDES DELEGATED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES WHERE WE USE LEAST INSTRUSIVE MEASURES BEFORE HAVING TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM IN OUR CARE. THE AGENCY PROVIDES GUARDIANSHIP TO ABOUT 100 CHILDREN IN CARE. WE ALSO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES WHERE WE STUDY FOSTER HOMES AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIALIZED RESOURCES FOR OUR CHILDREN IN CARE. THE AGENCY ALSO HAS AN ADOPTION PROGRAM. THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM TO PROMOTE FAMILY STRENGTHENING THROUGH… Show more
THE AGENCY IS PROVIDING THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. THE SOCIETY IS DELEGATED AND WORKS WITH THE MCFD IN BC. THE AGENCY PROVIDES DELEGATED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES WHERE WE USE LEAST INSTRUSIVE MEASURES BEFORE HAVING TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM IN OUR CARE. THE AGENCY PROVIDES GUARDIANSHIP TO ABOUT 100 CHILDREN IN CARE. WE ALSO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL RESOURCES WHERE WE STUDY FOSTER HOMES AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIALIZED RESOURCES FOR OUR CHILDREN IN CARE. THE AGENCY ALSO HAS AN ADOPTION PROGRAM. THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM TO PROMOTE FAMILY STRENGTHENING THROUGH OUR NON-DELEGATED PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUTREACH PROGRAM AND RAPID RESPONSE. FURTHER TO THESE PROGRAMS A CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE UNIQUENESS OF THE NEEDS OF THE METIS COMMUNITY. THE AGENCY ALSO WORKS WITH METIS NATION BC (MNBC) FOR SUPERVISED ACCESS AND EARLY YEARS PROGRAMS.
New programs
SAJE (Strengthening Abilities and Journeys of Empowerment) PROGRAM -young people with care experience may now access the SAJE program which provides support and services until the age of 27.
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)100¢
As filed: 100¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)2%
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)0.2 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)$20.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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)99%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $9.1M | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $10.5M | — | — | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $11.0M | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $11.9M | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $14.8M | 58¢ | 0% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $20.6M | 100¢ | 2% | 0.2 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- HARVEY, BLAIRTREASURERarm's length
- MCMILLAN, JENELLEPRESIDENTarm's length
- REED, MARIAVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- OHS, GLENNSECRETARYarm'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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