Friends of the Rossland Range
Publicly funded institution · Rossland, British Columbia · BN 862498409RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($32,762) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Rossland Range is a charitable organization based in Rossland, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $25K in revenue and $33K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government, 31% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,155.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
During 2024 forr managed the rossland range recreation site (rec site) on crown lands in the province of british columbia (rec sites & trails bc division) under a partnership agreement #pa14dbk-44. The rec site is a large alpine back-country area adjacent to a provincial highway. It is comprised of parking lots trails signage a historic forestry lookout and ten small day-use cabins. The rec site is open year-round but peak time for visitors is during winter months - skiing snow-shoeing fat-tire biking and winter walking. All management maintenance and administration is done by volunte…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25K | $33K | $33K | — | — | $60K |
| 2023 | $38K | $52K | $52K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $35K | $31K | $31K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | $14K | $14K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $34K | $53K | $53K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,155 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bob Bechaud (director); Troy Colautti (director); Les Carter (director); Richard (kim) Deane (director president); Dan Derby (director); Larry Doell (director); Demitri Lesniewicz (director); Gerry Heacock (director); Rob Richardson (director-vice president); Stewart Spooner (director); John Stephens (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Rossland Range’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 862498409RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.