Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 107509838RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,838,664) as filed with the CRA.
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 $10.1M in revenue and $9.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $236K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 73 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.2M in 2020 to $10.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
ICA’s journey began in the 1970's by joining in anti-racism efforts in our community. Today we continue that important work by offering wide ranging services that help newcomers access housing healthcare and employment as well as English language instruction and mentorship. Alongside our direct services to newcomers ICA helps Greater Victoria be a more welcoming place by providing anti-racism programming and community education. We help immigrants form community bonds and deep friendships that reduce isolation and foster positive connections. Serving approximately 3 000 newcomers annually…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.1M | $9.8M | $8.3M | $7,627 | — | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $9.8M | $8.5M | $7.1M | $103K | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $8.2M | $7.6M | $6.4M | $46K | — | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $7.5M | $6.5M | $5.9M | $40K | — | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $6.2M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $4,575 | — | $4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $236K from 12 charities:
- The Victoria Foundation$128K
- Aqueduct Foundation$25K
- Brechin United Church$23K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$17K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$8,382
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$6,237
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- Victoria Truth Centre Inc.$2,725
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$825
- BenefAction Foundation$300
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$138
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions73
- Total compensation, all staff$6.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Toby Louie (president); Miranda Ji (vice president); Sambo Eam (treasurer); David Laks (secretary); Zhila Alizadeh-Borji (director at large); Jia Chen (Coco) Zhu (director at large); Lucy (Shiko) Mungai (director at large); Paul Smith (director at large); Tiana Solares (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107509838RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.