Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre Society
Charitable organization · Cowichan Bay, British Columbia · BN 764281481RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($97,976) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $104K in revenue and $98K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We operate a visitor centre that in 2022 welcomed over 1000 people plus an uncounted number of visitors who enjoy our interpretive trail and wildlife viewing platform. Our centre hours are crewed by a dedicated team of volunteers who donate 200-500 hours per year plus an additional crew of school and special events volunteers. We deliver education programs. Last year 426 individuals in public private and home schools preschool and day cares received our programming plus our restoration education and internship programs were delivered to 393 students and interns. We operate our heron cam w…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $104K | $98K | $93K | — | — | $105K |
| 2023 | $116K | $119K | $109K | $3,387 | — | $72K |
| 2022 | $128K | $136K | $111K | $4,798 | — | $73K |
| 2021 | $102K | $91K | $74K | — | $0 | $298K |
| 2020 | $96K | $91K | $74K | — | $0 | $286K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $29K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tracey Brown (president); Pamela Williams (secretary); A Jane Douglas (director); Stacy Slager (director); Drew Brandi (director); Sean Hacker Tepper (director); Nick Gallant (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 764281481RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.