British Columbia Lake Stewardship Society
Publicly funded institution · Big Lake Ranch, British Columbia · BN 867030132RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($185,662) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Lake Stewardship Society is a charitable organization based in Big Lake Ranch, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $217K in revenue and $186K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 83 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $100K in 2020 to $217K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Bc lake stewardship and monitoring program: provide technical information training and support to volunteers that collect data on provincial lakes; bc lake stewardship engagement initiative; in-person meetings workshops training and audits to provide personalized education and support to lake stewards throughout the province; community development and education; provide educational resources to those interested in lake stewardship via workshops conferences newsletters website and individual contact; secchi dip-in; international citizen science event that takes place in july
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $217K | $186K | $178K | — | — | $45K |
| 2023 | $171K | $174K | $144K | — | — | $13K |
| 2022 | $161K | $177K | $155K | — | — | $16K |
| 2021 | $113K | $127K | $100K | — | — | $32K |
| 2020 | $100K | $128K | $105K | — | — | $46K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$66K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darryl Arsenault (director); Eric Bonham (director); Irene Calbick (director); Kristi Carter (treasurer); Deborah Epps (director); Emily Gutenberg (director); Hamish Kassa (director); Bruce Kosugi (secretary); Kirsten McNeill (director); Brian Nickurak (president); Richard Nordin (vice-president); Marge Sidney (director); Chris Swan (director); Daniel Selbie (director); Kenneth Ashley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Lake Stewardship Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867030132RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.