Cetus Research & Conservation Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 851870030RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($498,081) as filed with the CRA.
Cetus Research & Conservation Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $480K in revenue and $498K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from government, 46% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $159K.
Compared with 414 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Cetus operates two primary programs; straitwatch & the robson bight warden program. Straitwatch operates primarily in the waters of the salish sea in the critical habitat of bc’s resident killer whales. The program educates boaters about marine mammals at risk and mitigates impacts of vessels on marine mammals. The robson bight warden program provides vessel & whale monitoring and engages the public to reduce vessel disturbances in the area of the robson bight ecological reserve.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $480K | $498K | $432K | $17K | — | $316K |
| 2023 | $457K | $458K | $398K | $7,345 | — | $294K |
| 2022 | $425K | $419K | $398K | $3,794 | — | $287K |
| 2021 | $378K | $384K | $355K | — | — | $381K |
| 2020 | $393K | $377K | $352K | $7,122 | — | $273K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $159K from 8 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$281K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jane McAslan (director/board chair); Tristan Ray-Wilks (director); Mary Hearnden (director); Darryl Luscombe (director); Roger Friesen (director); Maire Fournier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cetus Research & Conservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 851870030RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.