Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society
Charitable organization · Chilliwack, British Columbia · BN 891880205RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($251,772) as filed with the CRA.
Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society is a charitable organization based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $241K in revenue and $252K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 44% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
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 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $138K in 2020 to $241K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Programs and services : school & group education; displays; site conservation and restoration; visitor reception and visitor programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $241K | $252K | $160K | $103 | $0 | $119K |
| 2023 | $334K | $333K | $229K | $0 | $0 | $100K |
| 2022 | $275K | $266K | $199K | — | — | $100K |
| 2021 | $152K | $165K | $97K | — | — | $160K |
| 2020 | $138K | $128K | $76K | — | — | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$196K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debora Soutar (director); Morian Perepelitza (director); Carin Bondar (director/chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891880205RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.