Blue Lake Forest Education Society
Charitable organization · Cranbrook, British Columbia · BN 897763140RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,107,720) as filed with the CRA.
Blue Lake Forest Education Society is a charitable organization based in Cranbrook, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $574K in 2020 to $1M in 2024.
In its own words
Environmental education social and leadership development for youth school programs summer camp programs. Camp for kids with exceptional needs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $1.1M | $939K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $953K | $971K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $825K | $662K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $574K | $567K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$667K
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 Blue Lake Forest Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897763140RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.