Saanich Volunteer Services Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 140487240RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($402,360) as filed with the CRA.
Saanich Volunteer Services Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $381K in revenue and $402K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 43% from government, 40% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $88K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Saanich volunteer services society provides coordinated volunteer services that promote independent living and enhance the quality of life for people living in the saanich municipality. Volunteer services for over 1 000 clients including: drives to medical and other appointments companion visits reassuring phone calls minor home repairs gardening dog walking tax form completion and income tax returns food hamper and meal delivery and housekeeping services. The society also provides professional support to individual clients through its community outreach programs which involves sociali…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $381K | $402K | $317K | $5,743 | — | $792K |
| 2023 | $756K | $259K | $201K | $14K | — | $813K |
| 2022 | $374K | $233K | $182K | $8,509 | — | $315K |
| 2021 | $314K | $244K | $229K | $5,397 | — | $174K |
| 2020 | $286K | $267K | $35K | $8,284 | — | $105K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $88K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$268K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bryan Vermeeren (president); Katie Archer (secretary); Ming Zhang (treasurer); Liz McCarter (director); Jackie Carson (director); Janie Chandler (director); Kezia Peterson (director); Tony Kiyak (director); Sapphire Dorward (director); Jan Styles (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saanich Volunteer Services Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140487240RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.