VICTORIA DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·817A FORT ST · VICTORIA, BC · V8W 1H6·BN 892746165RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
85¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$473K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
How do I donate to Victoria Disability Resource Centre?
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Is Victoria Disability Resource Centre a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 892746165RR0001. 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 Victoria Disability Resource Centre located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 817A FORT ST, VICTORIA, BC, V8W 1H6. Source.
What does Victoria Disability Resource Centre do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "INFORMATION & REFERRAL - A USEFUL POINT OF CONTACT FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DISABILITY-RELATED SUPPORTS AND PROGRAMS BOTH LOCALLY AND PROVINCIALLY. ALSO DELIVERS A WEEKLY WORKSHOP ON APPLYING FOR PROVINCIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS. 2. PEER SUPPORT - PROVIDES ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE…" Full program description.
How much of Victoria Disability Resource Centre's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Victoria Disability Resource Centre?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $473K (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
INFORMATION & REFERRAL - A USEFUL POINT OF CONTACT FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DISABILITY-RELATED SUPPORTS AND PROGRAMS BOTH LOCALLY AND PROVINCIALLY. ALSO DELIVERS A WEEKLY WORKSHOP ON APPLYING FOR PROVINCIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS. 2. PEER SUPPORT - PROVIDES ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO ALSO FACE BARRIERS IN THE COMMUNITY. TRAIN PEOPLE TO BE PEER SUPPORTERS. 3. VOLUNTEER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP VALUABLE SKILLS AND PRACTICES THAT MANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR IN JO… Show more
INFORMATION & REFERRAL - A USEFUL POINT OF CONTACT FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DISABILITY-RELATED SUPPORTS AND PROGRAMS BOTH LOCALLY AND PROVINCIALLY. ALSO DELIVERS A WEEKLY WORKSHOP ON APPLYING FOR PROVINCIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS. 2. PEER SUPPORT - PROVIDES ONE-TO-ONE AND GROUP SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO ALSO FACE BARRIERS IN THE COMMUNITY. TRAIN PEOPLE TO BE PEER SUPPORTERS. 3. VOLUNTEER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP VALUABLE SKILLS AND PRACTICES THAT MANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR IN JOB APPLICANTS. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE OVER 500 HOURS OF THEIR TIME A YEAR!. 4. LIVED EXPERIENCES AROUND DISABILITY (LEAD) - DELIVERS INNOVATIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT WHAT IT IS LIKE TO LIVE WITH A DISABILITY TO STUDENTS (K-12) IN VICTORIA. THIS PROGRAM IS DELIVERED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITES. SPEAKERS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES AT EACH SCHOOL GIVING THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANONYMOUSLY (VIA THE SPEAKER) OR PERSONALLY SHARE WHAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED AT THE SCHOOL IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS. 5. DISABILITY INCLUSION & AWARENESS TRAINING - DELIVERED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE. ALSO KNOWN AS ANTI-ABLEISM TRAINING. 6. PARKING PLACARDS - ISSUE ACCESSIBLE PARKING PLACARDS THAT ALLOWS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO PARK IN DESIGNATED ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES.
New programs
NO NEW PROGRAMS
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.
85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ 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 85¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
15%
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
0.5 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)$473K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)10%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
27%
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
10%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
27%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
63%
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 | $464K | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $393K | 76¢ | 24% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $363K | 78¢ | 23% | 1 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $395K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $418K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $473K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.5 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
- DANFORTH, PATCHAIRarm's length
- SCOTT, JEREMYVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- COPLEY, DOUGLASSECRETARYarm's length
- GOLD, MELANIETREASURERarm's length
- MULLALLY, LYNNDIRECTORarm's length
- DONALDSON, KIMDIRECTORarm's length
- WALTERS, SAIRADIRECTORarm's length
- SHELDRAKE, CAROLINEDIRECTORarm's length
- ROWELL, GORDONDIRECTORarm'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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