North Okanagan Naturalists' Society
Publicly funded institution · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 886146786RR0002 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($37,194) as filed with the CRA.
North Okanagan Naturalists' Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $36K in revenue and $37K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,856.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7,532 in 2020 to $36K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Stewardship of ecologically important lands organize nature hikes and educational trips provide education about local nature and ecology wetland stewardship bluebird nest box program humming bird banding program participation in local bird counts reclamation and revegetation of wetland habitats in local preserves/nature parks acquire land for conservation
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36K | $37K | $29K | — | $3,000 | $84K |
| 2023 | $17K | $17K | $14K | — | — | $85K |
| 2022 | $25K | $15K | — | — | — | $86K |
| 2021 | $18K | $40K | — | — | — | $75K |
| 2020 | $7,532 | $8,341 | — | — | — | $97K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,856 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rodney Drennan (secretary); Pam Jenkins (director); Eric Kowalski (director); Pat McAllister (director); Marnie Williamson (treasurer); Harold Sellers (president); Susan Ghattas (director); Robert Hettler (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North Okanagan Naturalists' Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886146786RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.