Oyster River Enhancement Society
Charitable organization · Black Creek, British Columbia · BN 119075315RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($225,328) as filed with the CRA.
Oyster River Enhancement Society is a charitable organization based in Black Creek, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $124K in revenue and $225K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 16% from government, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $51K in 2024, the largest being $51K to Vancouver Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1. To promote the upgrading and enhancement of the oyster river watershed as a fish bearing habitat. 2. To promote and undertake works to the banks and bed of the oyster river to reduce flooding and erosion prevent property damage and risk to persons from such flooding and erosion. 3. To study and report upon all aspects of the oyster river watershed relating to industrial residential and nature effects and the effects of works upon water quality water flow and riverbed composition. 4. To promote and undertake recreational activities and facilities for persons residing near the oyster river…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $124K | $225K | $219K | — | $51K | $103K |
| 2023 | $256K | $164K | $159K | — | — | $204K |
| 2022 | $97K | $78K | $73K | — | — | $113K |
| 2021 | $109K | $101K | $95K | — | — | $94K |
| 2020 | $127K | $103K | $93K | — | — | $86K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $51K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $33K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cathy Bentley (vice president); Phil Bolin (director); Mike Flynn (director); Jim Loring (director); Maureen Ritter (president); Charles Vaughan (director); Ron Shymko (director); Elan Downey (director); Michael Pratt (director); Cathy York (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oyster River Enhancement Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119075315RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.