Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust

Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust is a charitable organization based in Delta, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 60% from government, 33% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $275K.

Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $797K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.