Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 891274144RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($98,433) as filed with the CRA.
Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $107K in revenue and $98K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $95K in 2024, the largest being $88K to City of Victoria. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $58K in 2020 to $107K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Enhancement of parks and public spaces support of horticultural projects park furnishing dedication program in the city of victoria
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $107K | $98K | $97K | — | $97K | $128K |
| 2023 | $79K | $86K | — | — | $85K | $119K |
| 2022 | $87K | $83K | $4,200 | — | $78K | $127K |
| 2021 | $68K | $75K | $7,200 | — | $66K | — |
| 2020 | $58K | $47K | — | — | $46K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $95K to 3 qualified donees:
- City of Victoria$88K
- Ministry of Finance (ST. Ann's Garden Volunteers)$5,000
- Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society$2,000
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Archer; Johanna Bailey (treasurer); Leah Freedman (secretary); William Gudgeon (privacy officer); David McLean; Blythe Gudgeson; John Schmuck (vice chair); Deirdre Vincent; Barbara Young (chair); Art Beck; Ramesh Rai.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891274144RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.