Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning Society
Charitable organization · Hope, British Columbia · BN 818663940RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($612,404) as filed with the CRA.
Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning Society is a charitable organization based in Hope, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $611K in revenue and $612K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 26% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $42K.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $8,182 in 2024, the largest being $8,182 to The Board of Education of School District No. 78 (Fraser-Cascade). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We provide a series of 1 to 3 day programs for adults and families on environmental natural history and outdoor recreation topics. This year we provided 16 programs reaching over 580 children and adults. We provide environmental education programs for all ages including all elementary students for the local school district. More than 300 students were provided with at least one program which included a field trip portion. Through a grant to school district #78 (fraser-cascade) we provide a week long grade 6 environmental education program. We undertake stream monitoring grizzly bear reportin…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $611K | $612K | $519K | $11K | $208K | $123K |
| 2023 | $593K | $598K | $454K | $9,860 | $11K | — |
| 2022 | $364K | $383K | $274K | $12K | $16K | $129K |
| 2021 | $387K | $346K | $268K | $1,322 | $18K | $148K |
| 2020 | $458K | $441K | $363K | $140 | $0 | $107K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,182 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $42K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$297K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nathanial Baker (director); Michael Millar (treasurer); Claire Grantham (director); Robyn Barker (chairperson); Joanne Hughes (director); Matt Turner (director); Glendon Keil (vice-chairman); Lydia Koot (director); Vanessa Hope (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 818663940RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.