OurSquamish Placemaking Society
Publicly funded institution · Squamish, British Columbia · BN 769917279RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,723) as filed with the CRA.
OurSquamish Placemaking Society is a charitable organization based in Squamish, 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 $52K in revenue and $35K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,460.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We provide public amenities such as benches and art that are on public property and accessible to all to improve the public realm in Squamish. We organize community events to activate our public spaces that are free and open to everyone.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52K | $35K | $34K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $53K | — | $56K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $84K | — | $71K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $36K | $27K | $27K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,460 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$25K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Ellis (director); Constance Cope (director); Nina LaFlamme (president); David Lee (treasurer); Hope Moir (director); Doug Hamilton (director); Zoe Linford (director); Emily Willobee (director); Bill Beaubien (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from OurSquamish Placemaking Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 769917279RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.