Nanaimo Volunteer and Information Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 119050862RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($244,994) as filed with the CRA.
Nanaimo Volunteer and Information Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $220K in revenue and $245K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,018.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Volunteer nanaimo plays a key role in the development of volunteerism in the nanaimo region. With over 800 non-profit and community based organizations we connect thousands of individuals with important volunteer opportunities in their community. In addition we offer the following programs and services: community volunteer income tax program - preparing taxes for low income clients in nanaimo and the surrounding areas generally by appointment throughout the year excepting december - we also help with applications for gis safer cpp or anything else that comes along that seniors need help in/…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $220K | $245K | $163K | $1,818 | — | $32K |
| 2023 | $221K | $244K | $194K | $4,000 | — | $57K |
| 2022 | $208K | $171K | $141K | $1,272 | — | $79K |
| 2021 | $167K | $157K | $131K | $12K | — | $43K |
| 2020 | $153K | $154K | $105K | $9,882 | — | $32K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,018 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$82K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Allen (secretary/treasurer); Chris Boldt (treasurer); Rita Innamorati (executive director); Shari Sorensen (director); Melanie Morton (vice president); Cindy Higdon (director); Cathy Holmes (director); Peter Letts (president); Marilyn Sullivan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nanaimo Volunteer and Information Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119050862RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.