Victoria Community Resources Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 137076931RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,956,023) as filed with the CRA.
Victoria Community Resources Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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, 2022, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,487 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The charity promoted and developed community living arrangements that enable those who live with challenging needs to actualize their personal values and enjoy a consistent lifestyle. The charity operates two residences in victoria to house people who live challenging needs and provides special care to those individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2M | $1.8M | — | — | $574K |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.8M | $1.7M | — | — | $418K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Susan Ko (director); Chandrima Mazumdar (director); Cheryl Beach (director); Snow Fei Xue Ren (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Victoria Community Resources Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137076931RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.