Oceans Research and Conservation Association - ORCA
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 808781330RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($100,572) as filed with the CRA.
Oceans Research and Conservation Association - ORCA is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $105K in revenue and $101K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations, 41% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,181.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $280K in 2020 to $105K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Research and studies related to the conservation of marine life; identifying endangered marine species determining what their habitat needs are and how best to protect them and building the evidence base to support conservation efforts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105K | $101K | $92K | $0 | $0 | $5,340 |
| 2023 | $94K | $100K | $97K | — | $0 | $1,189 |
| 2022 | $183K | $183K | $175K | $0 | $0 | $7,441 |
| 2021 | $138K | $180K | $179K | $0 | $0 | $7,040 |
| 2020 | $280K | $243K | $242K | — | — | $49K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,181 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rob Williams (director); Sarah Crandall Haney (director); Jane Patricia Brown (director); John Edward Chamberlin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oceans Research and Conservation Association - ORCA’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808781330RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.