Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cowichan Valley

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cowichan Valley is a charitable organization based in Duncan, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $131K in revenue and $153K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 75% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.

Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.

It reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $4,371 to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Vancouver Island. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $296K in 2020 to $131K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.