Bishop Wild Bird Foundation
Public foundation · Coldstream, British Columbia · BN 892050840RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($35,814) as filed with the CRA.
Bishop Wild Bird Foundation is a public foundation based in Coldstream, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $59K in revenue and $36K in expenditures.
In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% 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 $25K in 2020 to $59K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Programs to enhance and preserve the habitat of birds and other wild creatures and to provide naturalist's education for the public particularly children continue with restoration
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $59K | $36K | $28K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $371 | $26K | $19K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $12K | $22K | $14K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $45K | $24K | $17K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $25K | $20K | $15K | — | — | $3.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $2 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Maria Besso (director); Aaron Deans (ex-officio director); Heather Taylor (treasurer); Sue Ghattas (director); Laisha Rosnau (ex-officio director); Rod Willis (treasurer); Diana French (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bishop Wild Bird Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892050840RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.