Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society
Charitable organization · Creston, British Columbia · BN 800102675RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($168,251) as filed with the CRA.
Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Creston, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $158K in revenue and $168K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from government, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
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 22% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Environmental education programs evens and tours for variety of groups individuals and students to promote wetland conservation and outdoor recreation opportunities in the wetlands of the creston valley wildlife management area
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $158K | $168K | $99K | — | — | $50K |
| 2023 | $173K | $181K | $110K | — | — | $61K |
| 2022 | $145K | $168K | $103K | — | — | $69K |
| 2021 | $146K | $169K | $106K | — | — | $92K |
| 2020 | $155K | $137K | $78K | — | — | $115K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $67K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$122K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Norman Eady (treasurer); Gitte Grover (director); Philip Harvey (chair); Jim Keumper (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800102675RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.