Ocean Wise Conservation Association
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119282119RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,468,530) as filed with the CRA.
Ocean Wise Conservation Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $16.7M in revenue and $16.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 28% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 42 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $987K.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 80 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $31M in 2020 to $16.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
• Education programs – virtual and in-person curriculum-based programs from Kindergarten to Grade 12 French language programs professional development for teachers home learner programs and outreach programs including the Ocean Wise Sea Dome program - a mobile teaching vehicle. • Youth programs - provide hands-on service opportunities centered around ocean conservation fostering a network of ocean lovers and leaders across Canada. We have full-time and part-time service programs as well as a microgrant program that helps youth grow and expand service ideas and projects. • Applied Research…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.7M | $16.5M | $9.6M | $1.9M | $238K | $42.7M |
| 2023 | $17.6M | $19.8M | $13.6M | $1.5M | — | $42.5M |
| 2022 | $11.8M | $16.2M | $10.5M | $709K | $0 | $45M |
| 2021 | $14.1M | $19.4M | $18.1M | $795K | — | $49.3M |
| 2020 | $31M | $43M | $33.1M | $975K | $5,685 | $54.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $987K from 42 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$300K
- RBC Foundation$100K
- Vancouver Foundation$73K
- The Elpis Foundation$70K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$64K
- Krogseth Foundation$50K
- Koerner Foundation$50K
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$50K
- The Victoria Foundation$30K
- The McLean Foundation$30K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Whistler Lakes Conservation Foundation$20K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$11K
- Pacific Salmon Foundation/fondation du Saumon du Pacifique$11K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$10K
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$8,000
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$3,801
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$3,562
- The Calgary Foundation$3,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,730
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $300,000–349,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions80
- Total compensation, all staff$9.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Stewart (director); Ian Warner (director chair); Rod Campbell (director vice chair treasurer); Martin Thibodeau (director); Nina Jensen (director); Brian Sullivan (director); Rich Simons (director); Sarah MacDonald (director secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ocean Wise Conservation Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119282119RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.