Big Little Science Centre Society
Charitable organization · Kamloops, British Columbia · BN 856680640RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($498,664) as filed with the CRA.
Big Little Science Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Kamloops, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $486K in revenue and $499K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 23% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $120K.
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 72% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $303K in 2020 to $486K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The centre leases approximately 8 400 square feet of space. In this space the society hosts visits by elementary and secondary school students on a daily basis and the public at large throughout the year; through a combination of hands-on displays and presentations by experienced educators students and families are exposed to the principles of science. The society also conducts off-site science shows/demonstrations and educational tours. The society runs after school clubs on robotics and science plus week-long and day-long science and stem camp at various times throughout the year. The soci…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $486K | $499K | $464K | $2,420 | — | $166K |
| 2023 | $442K | $470K | $440K | $1,669 | — | $178K |
| 2022 | $449K | $441K | $429K | $512 | — | $206K |
| 2021 | $390K | $411K | $396K | $2,856 | — | $198K |
| 2020 | $303K | $198K | $181K | $7,170 | — | $218K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $120K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$253K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Annette Glover (president); Terry Lake (vice-president); Doug Bickley (treasurer); Andrew Watson (director); Mike O'Reilly (director); Jennifer Gore (director); Natasha Little (director); Kayleigh Janowsky (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Little Science Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856680640RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.