Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 129800637RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,272) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $27K in revenue and $30K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,889.
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 63% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,450 in 2020 to $27K in 2024.
In its own words
1.trail clearing in a) kokanee provincial park b) purcell wilderness conservancy ( earl grey trail) c) kokanee glacier provincial park ( lemon creek trail) 2. Committee on interpretation in kokanee glacier provincial park continue work 3. Fundraising work for interpretation program at kokanee creek provincial park and the kokanee salmon school program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27K | $30K | $16K | — | $14K | $20K |
| 2023 | $22K | $23K | $22K | — | $13K | $24K |
| 2022 | $3,964 | $1,479 | $1,008 | — | — | $25K |
| 2021 | $2,267 | $1,154 | $857 | — | — | $18K |
| 2020 | $2,450 | $976 | $405 | — | — | $5,288 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,889 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129800637RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.