Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 879200111RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($357,290) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $309K in revenue and $357K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 31% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provides qualified volunteers to young people with support counsel friendship reinforcement and constructive example through a one-to-one basis under the direction of professional supervision programs: big brothers/sisters in-school mentoring teen mentoring go girls game on ongoing programs are financial assisted by the operation of a used clothing store
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $309K | $357K | $278K | $34K | — | — |
| 2023 | $287K | $333K | $253K | $53K | — | $196K |
| 2022 | $243K | $280K | $222K | $33K | — | $241K |
| 2021 | $307K | $210K | $183K | $11K | — | $279K |
| 2020 | $257K | $208K | $167K | $24K | — | $181K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $81K from 10 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$38K
- United Way British Columbia$13K
- Ladysmith Health CARE Auxiliary$10K
- Ames Family Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,619
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cowichan Valley$4,371
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$291
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$138
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$100
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada$85
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$218K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Lytton (treasurer); Tianay Liang (president); Margie Blackley (vice president); Jocelyn Dewar (director); Brigitte Goguen (director); Levi Larkin Boyle (director); Sarah Waldner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879200111RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.