Aquatic Biosphere Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta · BN 831481387RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($33,770) as filed with the CRA.
Aquatic Biosphere Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $34K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from donations, 31% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $666.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Education programming-schools public events conservation & environmental public awareness campaigns conservation research projects-in coordination with post-secondaries institutions and partner conservation associations the programs are 100% run and developed by volunteers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $34K | $22K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $35K | $35K | $18K | — | — | $6,532 |
| 2022 | $2,784 | $13K | $6,342 | — | — | $6,798 |
| 2021 | $127K | $109K | $104K | — | — | $17K |
| 2020 | $13K | $11K | $4,643 | — | — | -$1,029 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $666 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paula Polman (board chair); Ross Shaw (vice chair); David Evans (director); Lee Burton (secretary); Arie De Jong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Aquatic Biosphere Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 831481387RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.