Victoria Birthright Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119283810RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,867) as filed with the CRA.
Victoria Birthright Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $38K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Birthright Helpline. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $36K in 2020 to $55K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Support for pregnant women providing pregnancy tests maternity clothes layettes assistance in finding doctors accomodation etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $38K | $27K | $2,329 | $2,000 | $212K |
| 2023 | $55K | $34K | $26K | $2,150 | $2,000 | $194K |
| 2022 | $35K | $29K | $22K | $2,124 | $2,000 | $174K |
| 2021 | $51K | $22K | $15K | $1,127 | $2,000 | $168K |
| 2020 | $36K | $27K | $21K | $1,346 | $2,000 | $140K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Birthright Helpline$2,000
Received $11K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dirk Yzenbrandt (president); Alison Chapeskie (treasurer); Margaret Markowitz-Chapeskie (executive director); Joseph Cavin (member at large); Frank Falzon (recording secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Victoria Birthright Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119283810RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.