Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia
Charitable organization · Revelstoke, British Columbia · BN 119074409RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,249,712) as filed with the CRA.
Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $10.6M in revenue and $10.2M in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $268K.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10M in 2024, the largest being $10M to Vancouver Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $69K in 2020 to $10.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Through our programs and activities we (a) encourage British Columbians to participate in outdoor recreation (b) promote the safe and responsible use of the outdoors through education programs promoting safety and outdoor ethics (c) advocate for and facilitate access to public lands and waters for outdoor recreation (d) provide a forum for the exchange of views between organized outdoor recreation groups having an interest in non-competitive outdoor recreation and to represent those interests to government and industry and (e) organize conferences seminars workshops and public meetings…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.6M | $10.2M | $167K | — | $10M | $554K |
| 2023 | $172K | $181K | $116K | $7,317 | — | $198K |
| 2022 | $317K | $195K | $144K | $6,300 | — | $225K |
| 2021 | $221K | $150K | $105K | $5,984 | — | — |
| 2020 | $69K | $70K | $56K | — | — | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10M to 1 qualified donee:
Received $268K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$161K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Mercer (chair); Eric Vanderkruk (vice-chair); Dave Wharton (director); Rodney Clapton (director); Ken McClelland (director); Kim Reeves (director); Phil Rankin (director); Kenneth Matthews (treasurer); Amanda L'Heureux (secretary); Byron Spinks (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119074409RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.