Kootenay Columbia Trails Society
Publicly funded institution · Rossland, British Columbia · BN 869673160RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($274,657) as filed with the CRA.
Kootenay Columbia Trails Society is a charitable organization based in Rossland, 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 $252K in revenue and $275K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,047.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Establish and maintain a recreational trail network in and around the municipalities of Rossland Trail Warfield Montrose and Fruitvale in British Columbia for self-propelled activities including walking hiking trail running biking and equestrian. The Society is governed by a dedicated volunteer board while operations are carried out by an experienced professional trails manager and crew. Volunteer initiatives throughout the season serve to accelerate the Trails Society's trail building efforts. These trails serve as a popular recreational amenity for local residents.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $252K | $275K | $244K | — | — | $68K |
| 2023 | $315K | $313K | $272K | — | — | $91K |
| 2022 | $321K | $313K | $307K | — | — | $54K |
| 2021 | $233K | $224K | $211K | — | — | $45K |
| 2020 | $326K | $339K | $331K | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,047 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$206K
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 Kootenay Columbia Trails Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869673160RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.