Island Kids Cancer Association
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 739636694RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($714,838) as filed with the CRA.
Island Kids Cancer Association is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $991K in revenue and $715K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $315K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $273K in 2020 to $991K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Island kids cancer association provides practical support for children young adults and their families affected by a childhood cancer diagnoses on vancouver island including the gulf islands. The care 4 kids program strives to enhance the quality of life raise awareness and provide outreach to kids and families through all aspects of this journey throughout the year. Working closely with the victoria general hospital's pediatric oncology clinic local community businesses partners and fellow charities and foundations enables pediatric oncology kids and families to receive the speicic care a…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $991K | $715K | $373K | $247K | — | $551K |
| 2023 | $567K | $365K | $272K | $32K | — | $275K |
| 2022 | $256K | $314K | $155K | — | — | $74K |
| 2021 | $297K | $308K | $144K | — | — | $131K |
| 2020 | $273K | $262K | $224K | — | — | $142K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $315K from 13 charities:
- Norgaard Foundation$150K
- The Victoria Foundation$40K
- Saanich Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- RBC Foundation$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$19K
- McAdams Foundation$5,000
- Robert & Devi Jawl Foundation$5,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$2,600
- Victoria Royals Foundation$2,335
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$84
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$10
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$274K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Bruvold (director); Dale Samsonoff (president); Matthew James (director); Kerstin Heilgenberg (director); Carolyn Hahn (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Island Kids Cancer Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 739636694RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.