Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society
Charitable organization · Tofino, British Columbia · BN 870641727RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,847,117) as filed with the CRA.
Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society is a charitable organization based in Tofino, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 24% from government, 23% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 42 qualified donees totalling $887K in 2024, the largest being $101K to Westcoast Community Resources Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $3.1M in 2024.
In its own words
The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society (CBT) designated under the UNESCO Biosphere Region program is a Society registered under the British Columbia Society Act. The purpose of the CBT is to support research education and programs which advance conservation build our understanding of natural processes in the marine and terrestrial ecosystems and promote the health of individuals and communities throughout the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Region. The CBT also coordinates and administers the West Coast NEST Coastal Family Resource Coalition and Leadership Vancouver Island initiatives.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $1.1M | $148K | $1.2M | $20.2M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.4M | $1M | $206K | $833K | $18.4M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $687K | $160K | $370K | $17M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $858K | $21K | $216K | $19.2M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $738K | $19K | $313K | $19.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $887K to 42 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Westcoast Community Resources Society$101K
- Yuulu?il?ath Government-Ucluelet First Nation$85K
- Redd Fish Restoration Society$81K
- Alberni Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Service$75K
- Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation$71K
- Pacific Rim Hospice Society$69K
- Toquaht First Nation$65K
- Ahousaht First Nation$56K
- Pacific Rim Foundation$43K
- Wickaninnish Community School$32K
- Tofino Salmon Enhancement Society$22K
- The British Columbia Conservation Foundation$20K
- Tofino Community Enrichment Society$19K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 70 (Alberni)$18K
- Association of Wetland Stewards for Clayoquot and Barkley Sounds$17K
- Raincoast Education Society$16K
- District of Tofino$10K
- West Coast Multiplex Society$9,250
- Maaqtusiis Secondary School$7,000
- Surfrider Foundation Canada Chapters$6,390
- Ucluelet Aquarium Society$6,250
- MERS Marine Education and Research Society$6,000
- District of Ucluelet$6,000
- Maaqtusiis Elementary School$5,500
- Tofino General Hospital Foundation$5,000
Received $1.2M from 11 charities:
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$600K
- Makeway Foundation$232K
- Community Foundations of Canada$147K
- The Victoria Foundation$116K
- The Sitka Foundation$55K
- The Annual Foundation$50K
- Vancity Community Foundation$7,500
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$4,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,174
- Canadahelps Canadon$391
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$899K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870641727RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.