561 Osprey Sponsoring Committee
Publicly funded institution · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 897466504RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,701) as filed with the CRA.
561 Osprey Sponsoring Committee is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $23K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 437% from donations, 2179% from government, 25% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $26K in 2024.
In its own words
Support organization for the nelson osprey air cadet squadron. The sponsoring committee is a group of volunteers who assists with arranging and funding activities for the cadets. The air cadet program aims to foster an increase in knowledge in aviation encourage development of citizenship and leadership for youth ages 12-18 years old.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $23K | $23K | — | $0 | $17K |
| 2023 | $13K | $15K | $15K | — | $0 | $17K |
| 2022 | $9,229 | $12K | $11K | — | — | $19K |
| 2021 | $13K | $12K | $8,573 | — | — | $28K |
| 2020 | $11K | $7,693 | $7,481 | — | — | $24K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 561 Osprey Sponsoring Committee’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897466504RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.