International Sailors' Society Canada
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 130827827RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($99,306) as filed with the CRA.
International Sailors' Society Canada is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $286K in revenue and $99K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,046.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $49K in 2024, the largest being $7,250 to Misson to Seafarers. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The society supports organizations who run facilities and programs for the welfare of seafarers in ports throughout canada. These facilities and programs include telephone services recreational and social activities clothing transportation practical and pastoral support and counseling.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $286K | $99K | — | $20K | $49K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $13K | $81K | $2,000 | $8,129 | $42K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $188K | $75K | $4,000 | — | $49K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $327K | $54K | $2,000 | — | $32K | $1.5M |
| 2020 | -$44K | $87K | $2,000 | $15K | $51K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $49K to 7 qualified donees:
- Misson to Seafarers$7,250
- Saint John Seafarers' Mission Inc.$7,000
- Mission to Seafarers$7,000
- Lighthouse Harbour Ministries$7,000
- Victoria Lighthouse Ministry$7,000
- The Mission to Seafarers - Southern Ontario$7,000
- Mariners House of Montreal$7,000
Received $1,046 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,046
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Obermeyer (director); Donna Spalding (treasurer and director); Bonnie Gee (director); Yoss Leclerc (director); Dave Charlton (director); Tim Ellis (director); Lanna Hodgson (director); John Darbyshire (director); Thomas Gregoire (director); Dena Rantz (director); Peter Swanson (director); John Richard Smith (director); Bruce Rothdram (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from International Sailors' Society Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130827827RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.