Friends of the Summerland Research Station Gardens
Charitable organization · Summerland, British Columbia · BN 890739089RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($98,291) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Summerland Research Station Gardens is a charitable organization based in Summerland, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $110K in revenue and $98K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $78K.
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 90% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Upkeep and preservation of the gardens showcasing the plants and how to care for them in the South Okanagan Region of Canada. To educate the public on how to grow and nurture native plants. and plants suitable to the climate especially in terms of water conservation. To maintain the gardens located on Federal Government property located the Summerland Research and Development Centre Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Summerland BC.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $110K | $98K | $98K | — | — | $92K |
| 2023 | $99K | $88K | $7,584 | — | — | $79K |
| 2022 | $105K | $101K | $83K | $4,226 | — | $69K |
| 2021 | $66K | $77K | $76K | — | — | $65K |
| 2020 | $74K | $50K | $47K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $78K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$67K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bonnie Fulton (chair); Carter Louisa (treasurer); Connie Davis (volunteer coordinator); Helen Lawrence (secretary); Kenneth Roberge (director at large); Kenna MacKenzie (vice chair); Melanie Reichle (grounds chair); Scott Austin (director at large); Marcia Lucertini (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Summerland Research Station Gardens’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890739089RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.