Avalanche Canada
Charitable organization · Revelstoke, British Columbia · BN 846789741RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($5,177,711) as filed with the CRA.
Avalanche Canada is a charitable organization based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $5.2M in revenue and $5.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from government, 59% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.4M.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $352K in 2024, the largest being $303K to Avalanche Quebec. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.8M in 2020 to $5.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Forecasts: Delivery of daily avalanche forecasts November 23 – April 28 for mountainous regions of western Canada. Twice-weekly forecasts for Newfoundland’s Long Range Mountains for 10 weeks January - March. Training: Administration of nationally recognized recreational Avalanche Canada Training program: nearly 11 000 students last year. Outreach: 11 Webinars: 3 000 viewers. Delivered or supported ~35 in-person events. Youth education: Deliver winter safety and avalanche awareness programs to nearly 11 000 K – 12 students. Research: Provide funding to and collaborate with Simon Fraser Universi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.2M | $5.2M | $4.2M | $52K | $352K | $642K |
| 2023 | $4.5M | $4.5M | $3.7M | $47K | $238K | $642K |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $4.1M | $3.4M | $48K | $274K | $642K |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.3M | $48K | $190K | $642K |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2M | $46K | $355K | $642K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $352K to 3 qualified donees:
- Avalanche Quebec$303K
- Simon Fraser University$49K
- Revelstoke Humane Society and District$150
Received $3.4M from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$3.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Seel (president); Kevin Williams (vice-president); Michael McMynn (treasurer); Curtis Pawliuk (director); Jeremy Shier (director); William Jackson (director); Catherine Angus (director); Christie Campbell (director); Kelly Gingles (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Avalanche Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846789741RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.