B.C. Marine Trails Network Association
Charitable organization · Ladysmith, British Columbia · BN 812142826RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($249,356) as filed with the CRA.
B.C. Marine Trails Network Association is a charitable organization based in Ladysmith, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $274K in revenue and $249K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 47% from government, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $147K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $121K in 2020 to $274K in 2024.
In its own words
Purposes of the BC Marine Trails The purposes of the Association are: a) to identify map and preserve a network of marine access points and public recreational sites along the British Columbia coastline for use by the general public; b) to protect the environment for the benefit of the public by conducting environmental stewardship projects designed to preserve and protect flora and fauna and restore waterways; and c) to undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above-mentioned charitable purposes. Environmental and Stewardship Program - Plastics and debris clean…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274K | $249K | $206K | $780 | — | $90K |
| 2023 | $159K | $145K | — | — | — | $65K |
| 2022 | $112K | $105K | $89K | $426 | — | $51K |
| 2021 | $131K | $114K | $93K | $571 | — | $44K |
| 2020 | $121K | $114K | $95K | $331 | — | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $147K from 10 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$55K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- The Chawkers foundation$15K
- SpencerCreo Foundation$10K
- BC Parks Foundation$5,250
- Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien$1,900
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$827
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$248
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$180
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$171K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from B.C. Marine Trails Network Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812142826RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.