The Vancouver Institute
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119261071RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($63,680) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Institute is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $64K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $24K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Delivery of approximately 18 free public lectures per year. Five volunteers with estimated hours: 500
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $64K | $54K | — | — | $139K |
| 2023 | $57K | $72K | $62K | — | — | $148K |
| 2022 | $91K | $51K | $51K | — | — | $162K |
| 2021 | $31K | $39K | $39K | — | — | $122K |
| 2020 | $58K | $59K | $49K | — | — | $129K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2,084
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Hutton (president); Herbert Rosengarten (program chair); Peter Nemetz (chair budget committee); Donald Rose (honorary secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119261071RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.