British Columbia Forest Museum
Charitable organization · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 106811896RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,418,102) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Forest Museum is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 18% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $78K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
1. Preserve conserve and maintain and operate in consultation with the province of british columbia and the community the collections of historical objects at its facility in the cowichan valley as a memorial to the pioneers of the forest sector and develop a living museum for the purpose of illustrating the interrelationship of people and the forest environment 2. Exhibit to the general public the collections of historical artifacts related for the forestry industry 3. Acquire other related objects and articles for display and exhibition to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $961K | $43K | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | — | — | — | $869K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $734K | $13K | — | $880K |
| 2021 | $1M | $805K | $516K | $895 | — | $407K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | $26K | — | $294K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $78K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$707K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tek Manhas (director); Alf Carter (president); Michael Jansson (vice president); Steve Lorimer (director); Robert Beard (director); Sean Heard (director); Geoff Hopps (director); Tom Walker (director); Doug Field (treasurer); Darwin Generous (director); Geoff Martin (director); Molly Hudson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Forest Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106811896RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.