The Power of Hope Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 855793345RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($56,426) as filed with the CRA.
The Power of Hope Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, it reported $24K in revenue and $56K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $525.
Compared with 4,001 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 99% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Power of Hope provides a combination of youth empowerment programs and adult facilitation training. Our adult training includes Create Facilitation 1 and 2. They train adults to integrate the arts into their work as well as offer high-level facilitation skills to support their work with youth. We offer 8 Day empowerment camps for youth ages 14-18. We have a unique 2-1 youth staff ratio and offer mentorship opportunities to youth. Our programs have a diverse mix of youth from across economic cultural and geographic strata. We focus on the arts and creativity to help youth connect to their own…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24K | $56K | $4,155 | $0 | $0 | $8,130 |
| 2020 | $64K | $44K | $3,588 | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $525 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$49K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Caroline Weatherhead (chair); Jonathan Bean (vice chair); Colleen McCormick (director); Sarah Frizelle (director).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Power of Hope Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855793345RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.