Osoyoos Desert Society
Publicly funded institution · Osoyoos, British Columbia · BN 894375385RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,898) as filed with the CRA.
Osoyoos Desert Society is a charitable organization based in Osoyoos, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $266K in revenue and $240K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,971.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $168K in 2020 to $266K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The mission of the Osoyoos Desert Society is to inspire curiosity understanding and active concern for healthy ecosystems through education conservation research and community leadership. We fulfill our mission through: 1. operation of the Osoyoos Desert Centre (ODC) a 67-acres nature educational facility 2. educational tours displays and interpretive signs at the ODC 3. a native plant demonstration garden at the ODC 4. year-round educational workshops lectures and events 5. educational programs and events for schools 6. outreach presentations for community organizations 7. educational …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $266K | $240K | $195K | $25K | $0 | $173K |
| 2023 | $182K | $208K | $183K | — | — | $147K |
| 2022 | $213K | $215K | $189K | — | — | $174K |
| 2021 | $181K | $187K | $168K | $5,900 | — | $176K |
| 2020 | $168K | $168K | — | — | — | $182K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,971 from 2 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$147K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee McFadyen (president); Peter Beckett (vice president); Deb Sherwood (secretary); Joanne Muirhead (director); Trevor Reeves (director); Angela Huxham (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Osoyoos Desert Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894375385RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.