Invasive Species Council of British Columbia Society
Publicly funded institution · Williams Lake, British Columbia · BN 856131578RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,394,204) as filed with the CRA.
Invasive Species Council of British Columbia Society is a charitable organization based in Williams Lake, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.4M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,329.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 23 names.
In its own words
1. Organized and provided educational forums for the public and land managers on invasive species management. 2. Provided information via brochures and website on best management practices for gardeners forest land managers and others. 3. Provided information for practical invasive species management for community groups across bc. 4. Helped support local community outreach workshops weed pulls etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $3.4M | $3M | — | — | $204K |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $3.8M | — | — | — | $213K |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $5.5M | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $6.1M | $5.9M | $5.7M | — | — | $368K |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.2M | — | — | $205K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,329 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicci Bergunder (director); Nadia Chan (director); Danielle Cuthbertson (director); Alec Dale (director); Sophie Dessureault (director); David Ensing (director); Grahame Geilens (director); Christine Gelowitz (director); Jonathan Holmes (director); Karen Kellar-Brandt (director); Javier Maldonado (director); Jennie McCaffrey (director); Val Miller (director); Loren Muth (director); Sarah Nathan (director); Eamon O'Donoghue (director); Scott Pearce (director); Terry Peters (director); Jennifer Psyllaskis (director); Jennifer Robertson (director); Joanne Sales (director); Steve Thomson (director); Dan Tisseur (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Invasive Species Council of British Columbia Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856131578RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.