Annual Report 2014-15 Letter from the Chair We Are Still in the Game

Annual Report 2014-15 Letter from the Chair We are still in the game. From where we were, we are less than a year away from paying off a significant debt. Now, the focus It is well-documented that participation in sport has shifted to re-defining where we are going. helps a person deal with the triumphs and the The upcoming strategic plan is a pivotal piece of lows of life. Sport BC Chair Denise Coutts was as collaborative thought that has collected and retained passionate about sport as anyone could be. She the vast experience and understanding of the lived a life of triumphs in sport and in life as well as membership. We are now starting to see where we more than her fair share of struggles. She struggled can go. We are now standing up, dusting ourselves and triumphed over a lifetime of illnesses but was off, re-arranging our equipment and getting ready finally taken from us too early. Her character and resilience for the next part of the game. was cherished by all who knew her. We miss her dogged determination and tireless work ethic. She needed sport and I am very proud of the work that our staff and Board have sport needed her. It was a great affair. completed over the past year. I am very proud of their dedication and commitment to Sport BC. But mostly, I am Just as our Chair struggled and triumphed, Sport BC has done very proud of our members - the staff and volunteers of the the same. In the long life of an organization, it is inevitable Provincial Sport Organizations that continue to make the best that it faces some type of adversity. When faced with that sport environment in Canada for our athletes. The PSO’s adversity, as in sport, it is sometimes about figuring out how have to be the best they can be so their athletes can be the to stay in the game. We took some risks; we tightened our best they can be. belts and figured out how to hold on. We stayed in the game. Thank you for helping us stay in the game. It has been a We have always been a member-focused organization - but pleasure serving you this year and we look forward to many one could say that we suffered from many distractions from more. that focus over the years. I like the discourse that says that the past few years of adversity have given us the chance to shed those distractions of the past and let us put our energies into where they should be. Yes, we fumbled a few times but Brock Turner we kept playing – we stayed in the game. Interim-Chair, Sport BC 2 Sport BC – 2015 Annual Report President & CEO Report Sport BC had an exceptional year this past year, thanks Zone and the Americas Masters Games. Both events are to dedicated volunteers, loyal staff and a committed great ways to showcase the strength of Sport BC and its Board of Directors. Our operational efficiencies and members. The Games also provide a new and exciting fiscal prudence have led to strong programs and a Sport Hosting Model that will be considered in years to favourable financial performance. We also experienced come for upcoming sporting events. growth with our insurance business and we have capitalized on new opportunities to reach the last year This year we also mourned the loss of our Chair, Denise of our debt repayment plan to BCIT. SBC Insurance had a 5% Coutts. Denise was the Chair of Sport BC’s Board of growth in commission income, which is impressive, given the Directors for over a year. She worked in sport for 17years, current market conditions and rates remaining consistent for our first as the Program Coordinator at Basketball BC and then members. Lastly, our membership levels have been maintained as the Executive Directors for Squash BC, Badminton BC and with a waiting list of new organizations seeking consideration to BC Disability Sports. Denise was instrumental in creating the join Sport BC. Athlete of the Year Organizing Committee to ensure we reach our 50th Anniversary of this event in 2016. Her avid participation Sport BC continues to serve our members through our various in the sport sector will always be remembered, she was a true programs and services. Kidsport and NSTF have had solid results in champion of Sport BC and the work we do. A scholarship has 2014-2015, ultimately, providing a means for more kids to play sport. been created in her honour by the Coutts family. Our payroll services were streamlined this past year and increased efficiencies completed by a new Finance Service Manager. Thank you to the Board of Directors for your consistent encouragement to the Sport BC Staff and membership and Sport BC hosted another great Community Sport Hero Award especially to our outgoing board members, Kimberly White Celebration program, visiting eight different communities and Gilhooly and Debbie Pyne, a special thank you for all your hard recognizing 68 athlete volunteers. Our 49th Athlete of the work in the past years. Lastly, thank you to all the PSOs for your Year Awards, hosted on March 12th, 2015 at The Fairmount support for Sport BC’s various events, initiatives, and programs. Vancouver was a success with more than 450 guests and 18 different award recipients. This year saw the beginning of a new partnership with The City of Vancouver. Throughout the next two fiscal years Sport BC will Rob Newman work closely with The City of Vancouver to host The FIFA Fan President & CEO, Sport BC Sport BC – 2015 Annual Report 3 Sport BC Programs by the numbers Partnership. Promotion. Stability. These are some of Sport BC’s objectives that help guide the programs and services we offer. In 2013-14, we partnered with provincial sport organizations to promote the health and success of BC’s thriving sport sector by honouring volunteers, athletes, coaches and officials at the Presidents’ Awards, Athlete of the Year Awards, and Community Sport Hero Awards. We also continued the provision of our Payroll Services program to build the capacity of the provincial sport organizations by taking on the administration of payroll and benefits, and allowing them to focus on growing and developing their sports. Athlete of the Year Awards Community Sport Hero 467 18 8 68 attendees celebrated awards given to athletes, communities visited in volunteers honoured achievements of BC coaches and officials for 2014-15 sport on March 12 outstanding achievement in sport Presidents’ Awards Payroll Services & Benefits 45 21 331 54 PSOs with staff enrolled PSOs presented awards of years of recognizing employees on the Payrolls Services program, in the Group Benefits achievement to BC volunteers through the program through Great sport volunteers Presidents’ Awards processing over $1.1 million West Life SBC Insurance All Sport Insurance 36 years since SBC Insurance 3.85 50% 8.5 was established to provide million is the premium ownership stake million in premiums affordable insurance & volume for SBC Insurance Sport BC has in national underwritten by All Sport generate additional sport insurance Insurance revenue for Sport BC underwriter All Sport Insurance 4 Sport BC – 2015 Annual Report $1.66 MILLION total grants in 2014 For the sixth consecutive year, KidSport and Dreams Fund and our newest BC has seen significant growth both in partner the Vancouver Whitecaps terms of grants issued and the total numbers of young athletes who have Perhaps the most important relationship received support from KidSport. This that we are developing is our PSO growth can be attributed to a number Partner category. Beginning with our of factors, not the least of which friends at Basketball BC in 2013, and is the growth and development of continuing last year with Baseball BC, our community chapters across the Lacrosse BC and BC Soccer, we are KidSport West Kelowna cheque presentation province. These volunteer groups are working with our bigger “consumer” critical to our success and our focus sports to assist KidSport in ways unique Gymnastics (677 grants/$157,847) over the past year on meeting with all to each sport organization. Encouraging chapters was intended to ensure that Football (370 grants/$80,589) and promoting club support at the local KidSport chapter level, providing we are able to meet their needs for Basketball (333 grants/$64,886) capacity development. high profile athletes as Team KidSport Baseball (386 grants/$59,582) ambassadors, providing fundraising and Total grants to young athletes in 2014 Figure Skating (250 grants/$57,603) awareness opportunities at provincial increased by 10.4% from 6,741 to and other high level games and making Swimming (342 grants/$56,463) 7,448 while the total grant dollar value financial contributions are a few of the increased from $1.397 million in 2013 Lacrosse (244 grants/$47,300) supports that have been developed to $1.611 million in the past year. Softball (200 grants/$28,778) with these progressive thinking PSOs. The recent donation from BC Soccer of Broken out by gender, 62% of grant Children participating in 48 different $10,000 is a tremendous example of recipients were male while the sports received funding last year. the importance of broad based support remaining 38% of grants were issued to to get kids in the game. young women, which again is roughly Our primary funding partner remains comparable to the amateur sport the Ministry of Community, Sport and Nationally, our 3 year partnership with system gender splits. Cultural Development and it is their Hyundai has come to an end but we generous contribution that is so key continue to experience tremendous When looking at totals nationally, to our community chapters being able support from CIBC and the Jays KidSport BC accounts for 23% of both to leverage that funding with other Care Foundation with several other the total dollars granted and total community partners.

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