Neighbours United for Nature Society
Charitable organization · Castlegar, British Columbia · BN 801873332RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,178,392) as filed with the CRA.
Neighbours United for Nature Society is a charitable organization based in Castlegar, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $585K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $77K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Renewable energy outreach and education -defend our home -affordable electric homes -defend our island
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $318K | — | — | $205K |
| 2023 | $488K | $450K | $449K | — | — | $44K |
| 2022 | $435K | $342K | $333K | — | — | $5,336 |
| 2021 | $161K | $155K | $151K | — | — | $16K |
| 2020 | $77K | $75K | $72K | — | — | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $585K from 14 charities:
- The Jarislowsky Foundation/la Fondation Jarislowsky$125K
- The J W McConnell Family Foundation$80K
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$64K
- Chamandy Foundation$61K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$60K
- The Houssian Foundation$50K
- The Sitka Foundation$50K
- Chisholm Thomson Family Foundation$50K
- Makeway Foundation$27K
- The McLean Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,474
- N.a. Taylor Foundation$2,500
- Osprey Community Foundation$1,220
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$740
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
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$859K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy McCallum Miller (president); Laura Johnson (secretary); David Reid (treasurer); Jacqueline (lee) Tam (director); Gavin Pitchford (vice-chair); Deena Guffei (director); Molli Bennett (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Neighbours United for Nature Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801873332RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.