Vocm Cares
Public foundation · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 119286920RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,145,785) as filed with the CRA.
Vocm Cares is a public foundation based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 99% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 34 qualified donees totalling $178K in 2024, the largest being $26K to Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Vocm cares foundation supports charitable causes involving the health education and safety of the community within newfoundland and labrador. Programs include project grants and community service initiatives including but not limited to food and clothing drives.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $46K | $746K | $182K | $462K |
| 2023 | $969K | $961K | $50K | $548K | $220K | $572K |
| 2022 | $806K | $876K | $50K | $537K | $175K | $568K |
| 2021 | $771K | $853K | $46K | $519K | $169K | $762K |
| 2020 | $781K | $949K | $60K | $540K | $259K | $707K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $178K to 34 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority$26K
- Killick Hospice Care Inc.$25K
- The Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp Foundation$14K
- The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation Inc.$13K
- Shallaway - Newfoundland & Labrador Youth in Chorus Inc.$10K
- Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$6,000
- Town of Robert's Arm$6,000
- The Canadian National Institute For The Blind$5,000
- Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$5,000
- Rainbow Riders - Therapeutic Riding Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$5,000
- Rabbittown Community Centre Inc.$5,000
- Eating Disorder Foundation of NL Inc.$5,000
- Community Sector Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$5,000
- YMCA of Northeast Avalon Inc.$5,000
- Canadian Cancer Society$5,000
- The Candlelighters Association of Newfoundland and Labrador$5,000
- Association for New Canadians$5,000
- Botwood Boys and Girls Club Incorporated$4,300
- Schizophrenia Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$2,600
- Newfoundland and Labrador Pensioners Senior Citizens/50+ Federation$2,500
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$2,500
- College of the North Atlantic$2,500
- The Community Food Sharing Association Inc$2,329
- Canadian Mental Health Association/l'association Canadienne pour la Sante Mentale-Filiale S D & G/prescott-Russell Branch$1,500
- Afp Foundation for Philanthropy$1,500
Received $17K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Croke (director); Ron Ellsworth (director); Claudine Evelly (director); Karla Green (director); Mike Murphy (director); Blair Patrick (chair); Georgina Short (director); Greg Smith (director); Cathy Whiffen (director); Marcus Seward (director); Tammy Davis (director); Chineze Nwokedi (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vocm Cares’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119286920RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.