Camp Qwanoes
Charitable organization · Crofton, British Columbia · BN 118827682RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,281,973) as filed with the CRA.
Camp Qwanoes is a charitable organization based in Crofton, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $5.1M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations. In 2024, 26 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $192K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 36 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.1M in 2020 to $5.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
1. We operate various camps and weekend programs to encourage spiritual growth for children youth adults and families. 2. We provide Christian leadership training programs for youth and adults. 3. We develop new inspirational music for use in camp and church ministries. 4. We partner with Briercrest Family of Schools to provide an eight month leadership development program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.1M | $5.3M | $4.8M | $65K | — | $4.5M |
| 2023 | $4.8M | $4.7M | $4.3M | $55K | $0 | $4.6M |
| 2022 | $4.4M | $4.3M | $3.9M | $53K | $0 | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $2.8M | $2.6M | $35K | — | $4M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $35K | — | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $192K from 26 charities:
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$100K
- The Central Baptist Church Victoria British Columbia$22K
- Heppell Family Foundation$11K
- Fellowship Baptist Stewardship Services Society$8,434
- The Meeting Place Baptist Church$6,386
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,252
- South Delta Baptist Church$5,339
- Heronbrook Foundation$5,000
- Foundation for Fellowship Baptist Ministries$4,000
- Ladysmith Fellowship Baptist Church$3,760
- Parksville Fellowship Baptist Church$3,600
- The Victoria Foundation$2,205
- Saanich Baptist Church$2,001
- The Way Church$2,000
- Oakridge Fellowship Baptist Church$1,500
- Departure Bay Baptist Church$1,320
- Ladner Regular Baptist Church of Ladner British Columbia$1,200
- Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church$1,200
- Renew Church$1,020
- Living Hope Community Church Inc.$1,000
- Sooke Baptist Church$992
- Northwest Langley Baptist Church$675
- North Valley Baptist Church$500
- Collingwood Baptist Church$500
- Campbell River Baptist Church$425
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
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions36
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ken Buckton (director); Grant McMillan (chair); Sonny Watson (director); Hugo Ciro (treasurer); Landon Kitagawa (director); Sharon McKay (director); Jerome Penner (vice chair); David Robbie (director); Nina Redline (director); Jason Hicks (director); Dylan Kruger (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Camp Qwanoes’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118827682RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.