Vancouver Island Providence Community Association
Publicly funded institution · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 119281780RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,639,130) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Island Providence Community Association is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 62% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $179K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. Provide vocational rehab programs and therapy to adults and seniors with special needs. Providence farm provides a place these individuals can contribute their skills to better themselves. Programming includes: woodworking farm & stie maintenance arts at the farm composting and growing programs kitchen skills and nutrition textiles and animal husbandry. 2. Provide horticultural therapy program for adults and seniors with mental health issues. 3. Operate a rural community centre for allotment gardens special events meetings and workshops. 4. Operate a clothing outreach program t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | — | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.7M | — | — | — | $5.1M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.2M | — | — | $5.3M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $686 | — | $5.4M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2,561 | — | $5.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $179K from 12 charities:
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$70K
- The Victoria Foundation$48K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Aqueduct Foundation$10K
- Chemainus Health CARE Auxiliary$2,000
- Cocks Family Foundation$500
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cowichan Valley$450
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$425
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$388
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$355
- The Sisters of Saint Ann$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Danielle Killam (treasurer); Ron Bogdonov (vice chair); Beverly Suderman (chair); Linda Love (director); Gerry Hof (director); Tom Todd (director); Noelle Philp (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Island Providence Community Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119281780RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.