Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association
Charitable organization · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 891723843RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($644,592) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $656K in revenue and $645K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $225K.
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 81% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Therapeutic riding & valuting programs including horsemanship for persons with disabilities-both children & adults with physical cognitive or emotional challenges on vancouver island bc equine facilitated wellness & equine assisted learning programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $656K | $645K | $622K | $8,097 | — | $264K |
| 2023 | $565K | $566K | $534K | $2,225 | — | $253K |
| 2022 | $592K | $682K | $635K | $16K | — | $254K |
| 2021 | $565K | $565K | $466K | $20K | — | $344K |
| 2020 | $491K | $421K | $366K | $9,300 | — | $343K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $225K from 11 charities:
- The Victoria Foundation$126K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$35K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$25K
- DR. Ann Worth Charitable Foundation$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- Ladysmith Health CARE Auxiliary$6,000
- Chemainus Health CARE Auxiliary$5,000
- Canada Gives$2,200
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$379
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$137
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$37
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$397K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jana Pedersen (chair); Jane James (treasurer); Kathleen Elliot (vice chair); Loree L'Anson (director); Joanne Gorle (director); Suzanne Armour (director); Donna Jamieson (director); Sandra Reder (director); Heather Roderick (director); Betsy Bakker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891723843RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.