British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 864900501RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,169,687) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 18% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $341K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Bcsea provides educational resources to further the sustainable energy future of british columbia. The cool it! Program operates in schools across the province to help students and their families make behavioural changes toward a sustainable energy future. Other courses seminars and workshops including energy connections are forums for citizens government and business to discuss sustainable energy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $12K | — | $199K |
| 2023 | $389K | $443K | $422K | $8,345 | — | $182K |
| 2022 | $707K | $640K | $615K | $9,995 | — | $236K |
| 2021 | $583K | $511K | $497K | $4,948 | — | $170K |
| 2020 | $341K | $335K | $317K | $8,424 | — | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $55K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$163K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alan Humber (board chair); Diana Sollner (board treasurer); Tracy Tilscher (board director); Neil Andrews (board director); Brian Douglas (board director); David Kassian (board director); Jared Girman (board director); Paul Tiefensee (board director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864900501RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.