Nelson District Rod & Gun Conservation Society
Charitable organization · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 887564060RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($152,681) as filed with the CRA.
Nelson District Rod & Gun Conservation Society is a charitable organization based in Nelson, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $121K in revenue and $153K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers.
It reported gifts to 10 qualified donees totalling $5,320 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association.
In its own words
Big horn sheep-winter feed & health monitor of herd; conservation of cottonwood lake & creek-spawning habitat; conservation of sproule creek; family fishing day and fishing forever day-persons with disabilities & seniors fishing weekend; training facilities for law enforcement-nelson city police sheriffs dept; rcmp parks branch; emergency shelter designation; firearms safety programs; meeting rooms for community groups; conservation of kootenay lake nelson aa assistance & meeting space; bear aware program; bursary-selkirk college wildlife program-indigenous persons qualify first; ladies sho…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121K | $153K | $3,500 | $4,877 | $5,500 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $176K | $128K | $3,086 | $3,783 | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $124K | $118K | $2,395 | $1,863 | $3,675 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $80K | $79K | $2,785 | — | $1,200 | $707K |
| 2020 | $85K | $95K | $2,400 | $6,086 | $5,600 | $279K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,320 to 10 qualified donees:
- Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association$1,000
- Selkirk College Foundation$1,000
- Kokanee Creek Nature House$1,000
- Fung Lol Koy - Nelson Tai chi$750
- B C Wildlife Federation$500
- Living Lakes Canada$400
- Regional District of Central Kootenays$240
- Nelson Boxing Club$150
- Nelson Izu Shui Friendship Society$150
- Kootenay Malaylees$130
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nelson District Rod & Gun Conservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887564060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.