Mountain Gorilla Conservation Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 826078081RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($71,556) as filed with the CRA.
Mountain Gorilla Conservation Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $47K in revenue and $72K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,772.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $48K in 2024, the largest being $48K to The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7,506 in 2020 to $47K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
We provided one full scholarship in the master's degree program in wildlife health and management at the Makerere University in Kampala Uganda. The funds were given to the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada in support of the ConserVet program. $30 000 USD for the full scholarship. $5 000 USD for JGI Canada administrative fees. Canadian conversion $48 254.50
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47K | $72K | $23K | — | $48K | -$25K |
| 2023 | $33K | $11K | $11K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $23K | $6,928 | $0 | $6,928 | $0 | $21K |
| 2021 | $13K | $20K | $2,605 | — | $17K | $28K |
| 2020 | $7,506 | $53K | $6,011 | — | $47K | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $48K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $3,772 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Raemonde Bezenar (executive director); Darcy Frunchak (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mountain Gorilla Conservation Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826078081RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.