Nawican Advancement Society
Publicly funded institution · Dawson Creek, British Columbia · BN 857793525RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,607,190) as filed with the CRA.
Nawican Advancement Society is a charitable organization based in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 51 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $730K in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Promote fellowship and understanding among the aboriginal and non-aboriginal community members. The organization operates program and activities essential to improve the quality of life of urban aboriginal peoples.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | — | $306K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.1M | — | — | $406K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.5M | — | — | $288K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $980K | — | — | $451K |
| 2020 | $730K | $748K | $685K | — | — | $136K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions51
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Kohlman (vice chair); Coline Casey (secretary/treasurer); Nathan Paquette (director); Terry Booth (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nawican Advancement Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857793525RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.