What I heard at BCTV,
after our Mayoral taping: Darrell Zimmerman, former Vanc., BC Mayoral Candidate and Volunteer
Teacher at Sullian's music teacher told, myself; Gölök Zoltán Buday, another Candidate, that he
was fired for questioning this issue of administrative costs. His dissolusionment was obvious.
The media all but kept Zimmerman's legitimate gripe (incl. brother Robert of BCTV) out of the
election coverage, and even the fact that he used these "Charities" to crawl out of welfare after his Ski accident at 19, or Disability I'd imagine, exploiting others in an appearent self loathing form of exploitation for the sake of profiteering into a more lavish life.
"...Sullivan has founded seven registered charities: the Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation, the Tetra Society of North America, the B.C. Mobility Opportunities Society, the Disabled Sailing Association of B.C., the Vancouver Adapted Music Society, the ConnecTra Society, and the Disabled Independent Gardeners Association.
In recent years, several of the societies have received funding from the provincial government, according to the Ministry of Finance’s public accounts. In 2003-2004, B.C. Mobility Opportunities Society, ConnecTra, the Disabled Sailing Association, Tetra Society, and the Vancouver Adapted Music Society together received $412,602 of provincial funding. That amount increased in 2004–05 to $519,152, mostly from the Ministry of Public Safety and the Solicitor General.
Documents show that in 2004, the charities devoted between three percent and 48 percent of their total annual spending on administration. The ConnecTra society spent the most, with more than $139,000 of its $289,000 going to administration. The society, which tries to find employment for people with disabilities, allocated 47 percent of its spending, or $127,324, on program wages and benefits. There was no breakdown on Sullivan’s honorarium.
The largest of Sullivan’s charities is the Tetra Society of North America, with 2004 revenue in excess of $761,000 and more than $682,000 in expenses, according to its 2004 financial statements. The society, which has more than 30 chapters across Canada and North America, works to recruit volunteer engineers and technicians to create unique devices for people with disabilities. In 2004 it spent 36 percent, or $243,571, on administration and office expenses, and 40 percent, or $270,570, on program wages and benefits. There were more expenses in other areas.
The B.C. Mobility Opportunities Society, which gives people with disabilities the chance to go on hikes and wilderness expeditions, spent 47 percent, or $62,964, on management and administration, and $41,446 on program expenditures, according to its 2004 financial documents filed with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. The Disabled Sailing Association of B.C. owns and operates a fleet of seven specially designed, “unsinkable” sailboats for people with disabilities to learn how to sail and compete in regattas. According to its 2004 financial statements, it spent about 23 percent, or about $42,500, on administration and 70 percent, or $128,129, on program wages and benefits.
The Vancouver Adapted Music Society gives people with disabilities the chance to express themselves through music by loaning music equipment or providing accessible space for performances. It spent 20 percent, or more than $22,500, on administrative costs, and 60 percent, or about $69,000, on program wages and benefits, according to its 2004 financial statements...."