Victoria Multifaith Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 841740285RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($6,863) as filed with the CRA.
Victoria Multifaith Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1,629 in revenue and $6,863 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from other charities.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to University of Victoria. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Interfaith liaisons network gathers monthly for education purposes for the liaisons themselves and/or for the general public for faith-based perspectives on various topics of interest. A world interfaith harmony week event is held annually in february and an arts devotional is held annually in september.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,629 | $6,863 | $6,363 | — | $500 | — |
| 2023 | $9,793 | $4,625 | $3,821 | — | — | $7,549 |
| 2022 | $3,535 | $10K | $9,259 | — | — | $7,380 |
| 2021 | $30K | $19K | $19K | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $1,429 | $395 | $395 | — | — | $3,129 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Carter (director); Sheila Flood (executive director); Fletcher Bennett (treasurer/director); Harry Brechner (director); Lesia Kohut (director); Shrikant Shenwai (director); May Shihadeh (president/director); Bhavin-Singh Nihang (director); Jeannine Friesen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Victoria Multifaith Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841740285RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.