PROVIDING ADVOCACY COUNSELLING & EDUCATION SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·373 - 1771 ROBSON ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6G 1C9·BN 898116462RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
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
$1.2M
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
Common questions
How do I donate to Providing Advocacy Counselling & Education Society?
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Is Providing Advocacy Counselling & Education Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 898116462RR0001. 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 Providing Advocacy Counselling & Education Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 373 - 1771 ROBSON ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6G 1C9. Source.
What does Providing Advocacy Counselling & Education Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "EDUCATION (EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR SEX WORKERS AND PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SEX WORKERS) - SUPPORT SERVICES (ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT WORK ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP COUNSELLING) - GENDER SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM (GSDP) (SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TRANS AND NON-BINARY SEX WORKERS) - PEER HEALTH NAVIGATION - WEEKLY SOCIAL…" Full program description.
How much of Providing Advocacy Counselling & Education Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Providing Advocacy Counselling & Education Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.2M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
EDUCATION (EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR SEX WORKERS AND PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SEX WORKERS) - SUPPORT SERVICES (ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT WORK ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP COUNSELLING) - GENDER SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM (GSDP) (SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TRANS AND NON-BINARY SEX WORKERS) - PEER HEALTH NAVIGATION - WEEKLY SOCIAL AND FOOD GROUPS FOR TRANS AND INDIGENOUS SEX WORKERS - HARM REDUCTION WINDOW (PROVISION OF HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES) - SWAC (SEX WORK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND BIPOC SEX WORKERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$1.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
82%
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
3%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
82%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
15%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $517K | 84¢ | 16% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $131K | 89¢ | 11% | 2.2 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $869K | 86¢ | 14% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $787K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $850K | 80¢ | 20% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $1.2M | 84¢ | 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)
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- ALICIA, HOPEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ANDERSON, CAITLINBOARD TREASURERarm's length
- ARTHUR, JOYCEBOARD CO-CHAIRarm's length
- BAKER, EMELYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BARNETT, ALISONBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BORKOWICZ-STEWART, RHEABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BURKHOLDER, LAURABOARD CO-CHAIRarm's length
- EMMOND, JESSEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GAROFALO, CAROBOARD TREASURERarm's length
- HAUGEN, MARGARETBOARD CO-CHAIRarm's length
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- KAY, MESHABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- NEEDHAM, MOLLYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- OSECAP, LOZENBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- PATTERSON, SAMBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- PEARSON, JENNIEBOARD SECRETARYarm's length
- ST GERMAINE, MICHELEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- STEWART-KANIGAN, CLAIREBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- TANOUSHKA, SASHABOARD MEMBERarm'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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