Community Recreational Initiatives Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 870544715RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($698,048) as filed with the CRA.
Community Recreational Initiatives Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $702K in revenue and $698K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 21% from government, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $99K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $416K in 2020 to $702K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Providing community access for people with disabilities. Adaptive hiking kayaking cycling nordic skiing and snow shoeing.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $702K | $698K | $383K | — | — | $416K |
| 2023 | $699K | $677K | — | — | — | $412K |
| 2022 | $597K | $519K | $454K | $5,000 | — | $390K |
| 2021 | $664K | $482K | $417K | $5,000 | — | $312K |
| 2020 | $416K | $371K | $306K | $5,000 | — | $129K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $99K from 9 charities:
- Central Okanagan Foundation$21K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- United Way British Columbia$10K
- Community Foundation of the North Okanagan$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$6,191
- Kelowna Professional Firefighters Charitable Society$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,458
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$315K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Troy Becker (president); Clayton March (vice president); Kathleen Johnston (secretary); Lynda Becker (treasurer); Eric Rampone (director); Steve Van Loo (director); Reid Lobson (director); Justin Stewart (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Recreational Initiatives Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870544715RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.