Able Sail Victoria Society
Publicly funded institution · Sidney, British Columbia · BN 768771214RR0001 · Complementary or Alternative Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($25,680) as filed with the CRA.
Able Sail Victoria Society is a charitable organization based in Sidney, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under complementary or alternative health care. 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $20K in revenue and $26K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 213 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Providing accessible sailing programs in the greater victoria area. The society provides accessible sailing opportunities to youths and adults. This year's program was at royal victoria yacht club and sidney north saanich yacht club. Through sailing instruction racing or experience individuals with various cognitive and physical challenges are able to experience the joys of being on the water. This helps with confidence stress relief coordination and a sense of acccomplishment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20K | $26K | $26K | — | $0 | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leslie Basham (vice president); Andre Belcourt (director); Elizabeth Campbell (director); Sheila Henn (secretary); Christopher Hui (president); Jim Ryan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Able Sail Victoria Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 768771214RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.