Pacific Orca Society
Charitable organization · Qualicum Beach, British Columbia · BN 140415811RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($298,325) as filed with the CRA.
Pacific Orca Society is a charitable organization based in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $329K in revenue and $298K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Research & education; ongoing studies of northern resident orca community; live webcast of audio and video data; preservation of cetaceans and their habitat
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $329K | $298K | $277K | — | — | $546K |
| 2023 | $264K | $311K | $283K | — | — | $516K |
| 2022 | $314K | $258K | $234K | — | — | $563K |
| 2021 | $276K | $257K | $229K | — | — | $507K |
| 2020 | $287K | $221K | $200K | — | — | $489K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $70K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$82K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Spong (president); Helena Symonds (director); Flora Cook (director); Karol Sinats (director); Oonagh O'Connor (director); Douglas Aberley (director); Michael Begg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pacific Orca Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140415811RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.