Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society
Publicly funded institution · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 118878396RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,586,982) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $126K.
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 23% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $23K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1) we provide english classes for immigrants/refugees (language instruction for newcomers to canada). 2) we provide information and orientation for newcomers to canada. 3) we provide needs assessment and referrals for newcomers to canada. 4) we provide empoyment-related assistance to newcomers to canada. 5) we organize/conduct cultural-sensitivity presentation/training and anti-racism workshops. 6) we offer multi-cultural displays & presentations or workshops at community events and give school presentations. 7) we provide school-based and community youth programming. 8) we assist immig…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $953K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $982K | — | — | $910K |
| 2022 | $941K | $995K | $840K | — | — | $970K |
| 2021 | $1M | $982K | $804K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $23K | $881K | $796K | $12K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $126K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bridget Bruneski (co chai r); Laura Court (director); Evren Husrevoglu (treasurer); Dalia Levy (secretary); Gifty Serbeh-Dunn (director); Veena Sidhu (co chair); Mary Beth Small (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118878396RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.