Mother Tree Network Society
Publicly funded institution · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 753357946RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($518,754) as filed with the CRA.
Mother Tree Network Society is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $565K in revenue and $519K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from government, 22% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1.6M.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Forest conservation and environmental education projects with First Nation and other communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $565K | $519K | $346K | — | — | $46K |
| 2023 | $248K | $247K | $247K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.6M from 1 charity:
- Makeway Foundation$1.6M
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$258K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Suzanne Simard (president); Jonaki Bhattacharyya (secretary); Lara Hoshizaki (treasurer); Ross Wilson (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mother Tree Network Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 753357946RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.