Victoria Truth Centre Inc.
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 119285302RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($265,120) as filed with the CRA.
Victoria Truth Centre Inc. is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $859K in revenue and $265K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $106K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $3,800 to 1up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $45K in 2020 to $859K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The victoria truth centre has been serving the victoria area since 1934 and offers new thought teachings in the style of its teacher and founding member dr. '...' bach. Of metaphysics. The centre offers church services spiritual guidance programs and community support including supporting local food banks community outreach and youth/family organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $859K | $265K | $112K | — | $25K | $6.9M |
| 2023 | $368K | $131K | $55K | — | $12K | $6.3M |
| 2022 | -$9,155 | $2.1M | $28K | — | $2M | $6.1M |
| 2021 | $822K | $78K | $16K | — | $18K | $8.2M |
| 2020 | $45K | $72K | — | — | $18K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 13 qualified donees:
- 1up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre Society$3,800
- Our Place Society$3,725
- The Extreme Outreach Society$3,250
- Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria$2,725
- Victoria Women's Transition House Society$2,725
- Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society$1,725
- Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society$1,362
- Goldstream Food Bank Society$1,362
- The Victoria Youth Empowerment Society$1,000
- Unity Vancouver Island Spiritual Centre Society$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$609
- First Peoples' Cultural Foundation$608
- Soap for Hope Canada Society$608
Received $106K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edward McLean (president); Anne Macdonald (vice president); Julianna Macdonald (secretary); Carrelyn Sheldan (director); Gloria Hallihan (treasurer); Sheri Hauser (director); Ari Mariana Martinez Latapi (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Victoria Truth Centre Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119285302RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.