Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 850625088RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,732,075) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from government, 88% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.4M.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Marine Conservation Program which plays a leading role in advancing the establishment of a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) across British Columbia. The Northern Terrestrial Conservation Program works collaboratively with northern communities to educate citizens on local conservation issues and the importance of engagement in protecting their local environment and wildlife habitat through the establishment of new protected areas. The Southern Terrestrial Conservation Program which seeks to create a well-connected network of legally designated protected areas that will ensure that…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $96K | — | $679K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $109K | — | $687K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $96K | — | $716K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $82K | — | $605K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $81K | — | $592K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.4M from 12 charities:
- CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY/La Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada$2M
- Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation$269K
- Aqueduct Foundation$90K
- T-Gear Foundation$50K
- The Shawana Foundation$15K
- Vancouver Foundation$11K
- Canada Gives$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,646
- The Calgary Foundation$1,612
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$718
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$25
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kayan Yu (treasurer); Catarina Moreno (president); Kathy Scalzo (director); Pradnya Sawant (vice-president); David Barbosa (secretary); Carla Giles (director); Ewelina Krzyzanowska (director); Charlene Seward (director); Gregory McKinley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850625088RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.