Pacific Whale Society
Publicly funded institution · Hartley Bay, British Columbia · BN 723048484RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($126,058) as filed with the CRA.
Pacific Whale Society is a private foundation based in Hartley Bay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under research. 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 November 30, 2024, it reported $139K in revenue and $126K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $39.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $86K in 2020 to $139K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
A. To advance education by conducting a long term research study of fin whales (balaenopters physalus) humpback whales (megaphera novaeangeliae) killer whales (orcinus orca) which inhabit the coastal waters of british columbia in particular within the marine territory of the gitga'at first nation and disseminating the results of the research to the public. B. To advance education by increasing the public's understanding of whale populations and the marine environment by providing workshops information sessions and by operating a whale interpretive center for the public where individual…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $139K | $126K | $120K | — | — | $256K |
| 2023 | $199K | $169K | $164K | — | — | $243K |
| 2022 | $99K | $99K | $96K | — | — | $214K |
| 2021 | $93K | $89K | $86K | — | — | $213K |
| 2020 | $86K | $86K | $44K | — | $18K | $159K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $39 from 1 charity:
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$45K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christa Meuter (treasurer); Eva Hill (director); Cameron Hill (director); Jessie Bolton (director); Eddie Robinson (director); Hermann Meuter (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pacific Whale Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 723048484RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.