Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 107492688RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,477,759) as filed with the CRA.
Horticulture Centre of the Pacific is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1. The charity continues its work in the developing and maintaining of demonstration and research gardens as well as a conservation area. 2. The charity provides horticulture training facilities to all levels of students (youth to adult). 3. The charity is continuing its development of a sustainable habitat conservation area and providing free access to the public of same. 4. The charity is always in the process of developing new gardens and new education programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $580K | $9,087 | — | $448K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $570K | $18K | — | $533K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $622K | $14K | — | $461K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $569K | $2,666 | — | $363K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $596K | $406 | — | $289K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$972K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marian McCoy (secretary); Brian White (director); Bryan Bonell (director); Josh Craig (director); Karen White (director); Rani Weidemann (director); Britta Wagner (director); Janet Foord (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Horticulture Centre of the Pacific’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107492688RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.