Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 101476083RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,776,511) as filed with the CRA.
Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Kindergym Parent Education/Support Best Babies Family Night (Meal/Activities) The Crew (Youth Leadership Life Skills Pre-employment) Food Skills for Youth Youth Social Skills Group Community Connections School-aged Childcare and Camps Community Support Program (Free food clothing bus tickets hygiene supplies supplemented by short-term supports and system navigation) Housing Outreach Program Seniors' Entitlement Service Quadra Village Neighbourhood Gym (accessible recreation) Community Gardens Community Chest Neighbourhood Small Grants Indigenous Cultural Coordinator Equi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.5M | $6,395 | $20K | $509K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $6,200 | — | $538K |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $6,715 | — | $548K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $6,266 | — | $610K |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $5,431 | — | $570K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $82K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Turner (director); Cheryl Wolfe-Milner (director); Frankie Chao (director); Leslie Kenny (chair); Mohammad Firas Daoudy (director); Fapu Duan (director); Hana Akai (vice chair); Matt Takach (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 101476083RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.