Victoria Foundation
200-703 Broughton Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1E2
Canada
Mission
To provide leadership by inspiring giving, thoughtfully caring for the assets entrusted to us, and investing in people, ideas and activities that strengthen our communities
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1936 Year Founded
10 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$130,619,046 Endowment Value
$8,090,086 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Victoria Foundation |
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Address 1 | 200-703 Broughton Street |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Victoria |
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State / Region | British Columbia |
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ZIP / Postal Code | V8W 1E2 |
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Country | Canada |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 250-381-5532 |
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Email | rjanus@victoriafoundation.bc.ca |
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Website | www.victoriafoundation.ca |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Sandra Richardson, CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Robert Janus |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Director of Communications |
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Year Founded | 1936 |
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Mission Statement | To provide leadership by inspiring giving, thoughtfully caring for the assets entrusted to us, and investing in people, ideas and activities that strengthen our communities |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 350,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 10 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 13 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $10,087,461 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $10,023,033 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $8,090,086 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $130,619,046 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Government initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Important but not central |
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Seeking local donations | Slightly important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting better |
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Crime | Getting better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Some important achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Some important achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Do not work in this sphere |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Stronger civil society | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Did not answer |
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