VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·250 - 111 HASTINGS ST W · VANCOUVER, BC · V6B 1H4·BN 892858614RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-05-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL (VIDF) IS A NON-PROFIT ARTIST-RUN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AND FURTHERING THE ART OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE CONTEMPORARY DANCE. THE VIDF WAS LAUNCHED IN 2000 WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING VANCOUVER ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAP OF DANCE. NOW IN ITS 24TH YEAR THE VIDF HAS PRESENTED 321 DANCE ARTISTS/COMPANIES TO MORE THAN 100 000 PEOPLE. WE CELEBRATE AND FOCUS ON THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE EXPRESSION ITS INDIVIDUALITY AND ITS ASTONISHING CAPACITY FOR TOUCHING ONE'S HEART AND SOUL. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AUDIENCES AND APPRECIATION FOR … Show more
THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL (VIDF) IS A NON-PROFIT ARTIST-RUN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AND FURTHERING THE ART OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE CONTEMPORARY DANCE. THE VIDF WAS LAUNCHED IN 2000 WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING VANCOUVER ON THE INTERNATIONAL MAP OF DANCE. NOW IN ITS 24TH YEAR THE VIDF HAS PRESENTED 321 DANCE ARTISTS/COMPANIES TO MORE THAN 100 000 PEOPLE. WE CELEBRATE AND FOCUS ON THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE EXPRESSION ITS INDIVIDUALITY AND ITS ASTONISHING CAPACITY FOR TOUCHING ONE'S HEART AND SOUL. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AUDIENCES AND APPRECIATION FOR EQUITY-DESERVING CONTEMPORARY DANCE ARTISTS AND MARGINALIZED CONTEMPORARY DANCE PRACTICES THROUGH PROGRAMMING A SPECTRUM OF KINETICALLY EXCITING WORK THAT BROADENS DEFINITIONS OF THE FORM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION THE VIDF HAS PRESENTED ARTISTS SUCH AS ALONZO KING LINES BALLET (USA) DAIRAKUDAKAN (JAPAN) KOKORO DANCE (CANADA) WEN WEI DANCE (CANADA) AND MANY MORE! LAST YEAR MARKS AN EXPANSION ON OUR PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SERIES OF JAZZ JAMES FEATURING DANCE ARTISTS IMPROVISING IN REAL TIME WITH MEMBERS OF THE VANCOUVER IMPROVISED MUSIC COMMUNITY.
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)77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)23%
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)0.1 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)$575K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
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)52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | $514K | — | — | — |
| 2020-05-31 | $463K | 67¢ | 36% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-05-31 | $562K | 57¢ | 38% | 1.9 yr |
| 2022-05-31 | $744K | 45¢ | 35% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-05-31 | $687K | 75¢ | 25% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-05-31 | $575K | 77¢ | 23% | 0.1 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
5 directors reported · 4 of 5at arm's length
- GARAY, JUDITHDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- DENEAULT, TESSA PERKINSDIRECTOR AT LARGE
- LUU, TUANSECRETARY/TREASURERarm's length
- STARK, LESLIEPRESIDENTarm's length
- WONG, HENRYVICE-PRESIDENTarm'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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