Discovery Equine
Publicly funded institution · Rosedale, British Columbia · BN 788302743RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($106,581) as filed with the CRA.
Discovery Equine is a private foundation based in Rosedale, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 $100K in revenue and $107K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 213 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Equine facilitated learning programs - teaches children to care for horses and builds horsemanship skills in a supportive environment with the purpose of helping children improve self esteem self awareness self regulation confidence communication trust and empathy groundwork & mountain trail - teaches people boundaries silent communication trust and emotional regulation and opportunities to test their leadership skills through various challenges equine experience - introduces people of all ages to training and riding with horses including: horse care grooming equipment safety feedi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100K | $107K | $95K | — | — | -$2,271 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$95K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Louise Prince (director); Laura Monds (chairperson); Nikolaus Charlton (director); Zachary Charlton (director); Carry-Lynn Plantinga (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Discovery Equine’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 788302743RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.