British Columbia Waterfowl Society
Charitable organization · Delta, British Columbia · BN 118819168RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($770,548) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Waterfowl Society is a charitable organization based in Delta, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $931K in revenue and $771K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $610K in 2020 to $931K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The society operates maintains and improves the george c. Reifel migratory bird sanctuary on westham island delta bc which is a facility where the public can observe migratory birds at close range.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $931K | $771K | $768K | — | $3,000 | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $641K | $724K | — | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $574K | $781K | — | — | — | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $852K | $642K | — | — | — | $4.8M |
| 2020 | $610K | $602K | — | — | — | $4.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 5 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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$501K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jack Bates (president); Kevin Husband (director); Mark McDonald (director); Liam Reifel (director); George Reifel (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Waterfowl Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118819168RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.