1up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 107982472RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($982,850) as filed with the CRA.
1up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $983K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $204K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $984K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Core programs provide up to ten free counselling sessions on a one-on-one basis for single parents. Also offered is a suite of life skills courses and workshops parenting skills development courses and parenting support groups. A Peer Helper volunteer program readies volunteers to provide reception individual support and resources. Some of the other free services includes a clothing room for men women and children. Also food furniture and household items are offered free of charge. Child Care Resource and Referral program is a quality enhancement program that offers training suppor…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $983K | $595K | $4,175 | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $770K | $2,565 | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $960K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1M | $851K | $6,377 | — | $920K |
| 2020 | $984K | $873K | $656K | $14K | — | $641K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $204K from 16 charities:
- Tiny Foundation$75K
- United Way Southern Vancouver Island$25K
- The Jawl Foundation$25K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$17K
- The Victoria Foundation$11K
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,860
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,000
- Sovereign Order of ST. John Victoria Commandery Foundation$5,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$4,375
- Victoria Truth Centre Inc.$3,800
- Congregation Emanu-El$2,400
- BenefAction Foundation$2,290
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,200
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$655
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$502K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shirley Bains (secretary); Bradley Blois (vice-chair); Bridget Hughes (director); Deborah Sexsmith (chair); Ian Woodson (director); Ramona Reynolds (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 1up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107982472RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.