Fored BC Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 106811912RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($478,574) as filed with the CRA.
Fored BC Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $533K in revenue and $479K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations, 31% from government, 15% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $80K.
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 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Protect conserve rehabilitate and enhance the environmnt and promote community sustainability. 2. Provide activities to educate the communities about cultural and economic values of the natural environment and wildlife. 3. Increase public understanding and support for cultural and historic role of forests and other natural environments in british columbia including without limitation the relationship to first nations an the environmental legacy on bc. 4. Co-operate and create partnerships with public private national and global organizations that support our mandate and build capac…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $533K | $479K | $427K | — | $500 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $497K | $474K | $422K | — | $500 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $392K | $492K | $437K | — | $500 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $578K | $493K | $437K | — | $500 | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $482K | $449K | $398K | — | $500 | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $80K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Siddon (director); Barbara Collins (director); Bart Zych (chair); Sarah Tobun (secretary-treasurer); David Zandvliet (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fored BC Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106811912RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.