Kamloops Naturalist Club
Publicly funded institution · Kamloops, British Columbia · BN 118977198RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($367,467) as filed with the CRA.
Kamloops Naturalist Club is a charitable organization based in Kamloops, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $434K in revenue and $367K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $3,625 in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $193K in 2020 to $434K in 2024.
In its own words
Regular meetings with guest presenters are held to educate/encourage members/public to appreciate protect and participate in the natural environment and to receive feedback from members and the community on their needs and interests. Member lead field trips for other members and guests to points of interest. Directors attend planning/management meetings/bc nature meetings to educate themselves on how to better involve current members and the local communities in the club activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $434K | $367K | $346K | — | $3,625 | $192K |
| 2023 | $238K | $288K | $272K | — | $1,105 | $126K |
| 2022 | $297K | $190K | $180K | — | $675 | $175K |
| 2021 | $65K | $172K | $165K | — | $75 | $68K |
| 2020 | $193K | $87K | $84K | — | — | $175K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,625 to 4 qualified donees:
Received $21K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kamloops Naturalist Club’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118977198RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.