Naramata Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Naramata, British Columbia · BN 119051142RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,702,262) as filed with the CRA.
Naramata Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Naramata, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $2.2M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $239K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $130 in 2024, the largest being $130 to Canadian Climate Institute. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $775K in 2020 to $2.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Open to people of all ages Naramata Centre is an inclusive welcoming place to connect and deepen in mind body and spirit. Our retreats adn programs reflect our mission vision and values. Through art movement and conversation you can experience a variety of retreats and programs all enhancing spiritual growth and development. In 2020 we started offering on line programs as well in response to Covid.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $1.7M | $1.4M | — | $130 | $2M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $934 | $477 | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $888K | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1,318 | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $1.2M | $968K | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $775K | $987K | $805K | — | — | $636K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $130 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $239K from 10 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$156K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$23K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$19K
- The United Church of Canada$9,774
- Abundance Canada$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,629
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,000
- Peninsula United Church$750
- Central Okanagan Foundation$748
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$687K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janet Groen (director); Linda McCandless (co-chair); Sharon Birney (treasurer); Karen Botsford (vice-chair); Alison Stewart (director); Debra Bowman (non-voting director); Erin Harvie; Jennifer Frolich; Jeremy Church; Linda Sahli; Samantha Palmer.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Naramata Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119051142RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.