Seventeen finalists in the Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards (VSRAs) each have a chance to win $5000 at an awards luncheon November 18 in Toronto.

"We were overwhelmed with over 100 nominations for the VSRAs this year," said Steve Salterio, Director of the CA-Queen's Centre for Governance. "These nominations show that the charity sector is taking its responsibility for accountable and transparent reporting very seriously."

This year's finalists include:

National and International organizations headquartered in Ontario

• Amnesty International Canadian Section
• Canadian Feed the Children
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada
• Mennonite Economic Development Associates
• The Nature Conservancy of Canada
• World Vision Canada

Ontario only organizations (total revenues over $10 million)

• Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario
• Hamilton Community Foundation
• Ontario March of Dimes
• Vita Community Living Services of Toronto

Total revenues from $1 million to $10 million

• DeafBlind Ontario Services
• Food Banks Canada
• Kingston Literacy & Skills
• United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington

For more information, www.annualreportaward.ca