Friends of the South Slopes
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 897976320RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,100) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the South Slopes is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $23K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Central Okanagan Search and Rescue. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The organization does volunteer trail maintenance within two BC Provincial Parks via a Partnership Agreement. The organization also manages long-term land stewardship within the south slopes of Kelowna with a goal of ensuring access to natural spaces for people as well as ensuring wildlife corridors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $23K | $11K | — | $2,000 | $229K |
| 2023 | $34K | $32K | $20K | — | — | $195K |
| 2022 | $174K | $39K | $27K | — | — | $195K |
| 2021 | $44K | $28K | $19K | — | — | $60K |
| 2020 | $44K | $54K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Central Okanagan Search and Rescue$2,000
Received $28K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew (Sandy) Hilton (treasurer); Cam Kourany (president); Alan Milnes (director); Sharon Shepherd (director); Milt Stevenson; Paula Levens (director); Rick Ellery (director); Steve Hall (director); Logan Pay (director); Amanda White (director); Hugh Culver (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the South Slopes’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897976320RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.