LOWER MAINLAND DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·108 - 17828 65A AVE · SURREY, BC · V3S 1Z3·BN 891621666RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-01-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$141K
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 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 ↗.
Common questions
How do I donate to Lower Mainland Down Syndrome 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 Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891621666RR0001. 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 Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 108 - 17828 65A AVE, SURREY, BC, V3S 1Z3. Source.
What does Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Our Social Club continued in 2024 meeting up on Sunday afternoons and evenings. They continued to meet up outdoors in parks to play basketball ring toss bocci balls and indoors activities including Bowling Paint Ball Trampoline parks Movies Swimming Dinners Parties and Karaoke. Both our Vancouver and…" Full program description.
How much of Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $141K (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
Our Social Club continued in 2024 meeting up on Sunday afternoons and evenings. They continued to meet up outdoors in parks to play basketball ring toss bocci balls and indoors activities including Bowling Paint Ball Trampoline parks Movies Swimming Dinners Parties and Karaoke. Both our Vancouver and Okanagan Networking Groups are actively involved in their community offering events and activities in addition to what the Head Office is organizing. Our Library of resource material continues to grow we willingly share this material with our community. On the LMDSS website you … Show more
Our Social Club continued in 2024 meeting up on Sunday afternoons and evenings. They continued to meet up outdoors in parks to play basketball ring toss bocci balls and indoors activities including Bowling Paint Ball Trampoline parks Movies Swimming Dinners Parties and Karaoke. Both our Vancouver and Okanagan Networking Groups are actively involved in their community offering events and activities in addition to what the Head Office is organizing. Our Library of resource material continues to grow we willingly share this material with our community. On the LMDSS website you will find a link to the library which you can peruse to see if we have any books or learning materials you may enjoy or benefit from. We hosted our annual Lower Mainland Christmas Networking Event with a visit from Santa puppet shows and music with dancing. We held our AGM and BBQ at our new office in Cloverdale. Each year we contact approx. 350 businesses to join in celebrating 'Light up for World Down Syndrome'. LMDSS also supplies information support and services to the BC community at large. We provided support to families and others in our BC communities via: - 17 648 emails and 1 167 phone calls - delivery of baby and hospital baskets - visits to families - menstrual health support
New programs
The following were new or rejuvenated programs: - Each year we contact 347 businesses to join in celebrating 'Light up for World Down Syndrome' this year with both the Ukraine crisis and Covid19 we had 40 places light up in Yellow and Blue. How this is all done: LMDSS has one salary employee who works hard to supply services and support you have come to rely on. We also have professional contract workers who deliver the Reading and Math Dance Music Speech Workshops. We rely on volunteers in a few areas such as office administration outreach teaching workshops Board Members and in… Show more
The following were new or rejuvenated programs: - Each year we contact 347 businesses to join in celebrating 'Light up for World Down Syndrome' this year with both the Ukraine crisis and Covid19 we had 40 places light up in Yellow and Blue. How this is all done: LMDSS has one salary employee who works hard to supply services and support you have come to rely on. We also have professional contract workers who deliver the Reading and Math Dance Music Speech Workshops. We rely on volunteers in a few areas such as office administration outreach teaching workshops Board Members and in Networking Activities. For example the hours volunteers in: - 2022 we recorded 3620 volunteer hours. - 2023 we recorded 3572 volunteer hours!
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.
89¢
As filed: 89¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
16%
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
0.1 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)$141K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)14%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
35%
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
14%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
35%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-31 | $58K | 22¢ | 78% | — |
| 2020-01-31 | $74K | 31¢ | 69% | — |
| 2021-01-31 | $83K | 27¢ | 73% | — |
| 2022-01-31 | $92K | 38¢ | 62% | — |
| 2023-01-31 | $146K | 75¢ | 25% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-01-31 | $141K | 89¢ | 16% | 0.1 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Salisbury, Teuntje GPresidentarm's length
- Bentley, PamelaVice Presidentarm's length
- Tung, MandeepTreasurerarm's length
- DeNure, PerryDirectorarm's length
- Wong, LindaDirectorarm's length
- Wareham, MaryDirectorarm's length
- Feng, SandyDirectorarm's length
- Winegarden, KarenDirectorarm'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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