Dogwood Heritage Society of B.C.
Charitable organization · Ladysmith, British Columbia · BN 125320382RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($948,367) as filed with the CRA.
Dogwood Heritage Society of B.C. is a charitable organization based in Ladysmith, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $968K in revenue and $948K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $691K.
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 highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 27 qualified donees totalling $461K in 2024, the largest being $50K to New Pathways to Gold Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Heritage bc is a not for profit charitable organization supporting heritage conservation across british columbia through education training and skills development capacity building in heritage planning and funding through the heritage legacy endowment fund. We are passionate about building links between heritage conservation and tourism economic and environmental sustainability community pride and an appreciation of our common history. Programs include workshops annual conferences publications and grants for the conservation of historic buildings and special places. We are funded thro…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $968K | $948K | $454K | — | $461K | $533K |
| 2023 | $1M | $890K | $467K | — | $399K | $514K |
| 2022 | $762K | $661K | $392K | — | $249K | $398K |
| 2021 | $574K | $521K | $337K | — | $168K | $297K |
| 2020 | $898K | $860K | $223K | — | $627K | $244K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $461K to 27 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- New Pathways to Gold Society$50K
- Congregation Emanu-El$50K
- District of Lillooet$50K
- City of White Rock$50K
- City of Mission$50K
- J.B. Fletcher Restoration Society$44K
- Songhees Nation$18K
- Cowichan Historical Society$18K
- Vernon Community Music School Association$15K
- Galiano Conservancy Association$13K
- Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society$10K
- Kitimat Museum & Archives$10K
- Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History$10K
- Cinevolution Media Arts Society$10K
- Culturally Modified$7,500
- Huu-Ay-Aht First Nation$7,500
- Yellowhouse Art Centre Society$7,500
- Elk Root Conservation Farm Society$7,500
- AIRS Program Society$6,378
- Southern Gulf Islands Community Resources Centre$5,000
- Caetani Cultural Centre Society$5,000
- Sun Peaks Historical Society$5,000
- Golden and District Historical Society$5,000
- Rossland Heritage Commission$4,837
- Sandon Historical Society$1,500
Received $691K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$325K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Angie Bain (director); John Somogyi-Csizmazia (director); Britney Dack (chair); Nelson Wright (vice-chair); Berdine Jonker (director); Kate Cox (director); Adam Hatch (director); Dianne Hinkley (director); Christina Reid (director); Judith Mosley (director); Suki Dhillon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dogwood Heritage Society of B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 125320382RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.