Biological Survey of Canada
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 814568499RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,134) as filed with the CRA.
Biological Survey of Canada is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $20K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $914.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1) To identify and address gaps in knowledge of Canada's biological diversity. 2) To promote the importance of fundamental taxonomic research on Canada's species. 3) To promote awareness of the values and vulnerabilities of Canada's biological diversity
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $20K | $0 | — | $0 | $63K |
| 2023 | $56K | $59K | $59K | — | $0 | $61K |
| 2022 | $100 | — | $9,191 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $295 | $16K | $16K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $11K | $3,780 | $2,000 | — | — | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $914 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joel Gibson (director); Donna Giberson (secretary); Julia Mlynarek (director); Armin Namayandeh (director); Morgan Jackson (president); Scott Gilmore (director); Dan Peach (vice president); John Soghigian (treasurer); Shawn Abraham (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Biological Survey of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814568499RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.