Greater Victoria Lifetime Network Society

Greater Victoria Lifetime Network Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 November 30, 2024, it reported $5.8M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.

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 94% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 42 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.7M in 2020 to $5.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.