Bill Rigby Memorial Society
Charitable organization · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 119119816RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,212) as filed with the CRA.
Bill Rigby Memorial Society is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $661K in revenue and $55K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $191K in 2020 to $661K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
To benefit the community by promoting awareness of and consideration for the preservation and enhancement of fish stocks and the preservation and enhancement of the marine enrionment including through the development of programs and advocacy efforts to educate public bodies industries businesses and individuals about fishery and marine environment matters. To educate and increase the public's understanding of the marine environment and its importance by offering courses seminars conferences and meetings and by collecting and disseminating information on that topic. To conduct re…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $661K | $55K | $42K | — | — | $939K |
| 2023 | $22K | $32K | $19K | — | — | $334K |
| 2022 | $22K | $33K | $18K | — | — | $344K |
| 2021 | $19K | $23K | — | — | — | $355K |
| 2020 | $191K | $582K | $572K | — | — | $359K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$1,500
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joy Thorkelson (director); Kim Olsen (director); Brian Hamaguchi (director); Bob Burkosky (director); John Crow (director); Guy Johnston (secretary treasurer); Richard Michelson (director); James Lawson (president); Jory Tarkanen (director); Calvin Siider (vice president); Dean Macdonald (director); Russell Cameron (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bill Rigby Memorial Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119119816RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.