Peninsula Streams Society
Charitable organization · North Saanich, British Columbia · BN 865001457RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($863,930) as filed with the CRA.
Peninsula Streams Society is a charitable organization based in North Saanich, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $926K in revenue and $864K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 24% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $347K.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,500 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to The Victoria Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The purposes of the society are to organize and participate in environmental projects and programs on the saanich peninsula and surrounding areas that will: monitor preserve and restore flora and fauna. Monitor preserve and restore rivers creeks watersheds marine environments and near-shore marine environments. Continued work with local school districts with hands on study through gr. 3 (watershed and salmon lifecycle) gr. 5 (cool carbon connections) and gr. 6-7 (creatures of habitat) environmental education programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $926K | $864K | $678K | $18K | $2,500 | $95K |
| 2023 | $1M | — | — | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $766K | $877K | $875K | $2,628 | — | -$90K |
| 2021 | $471K | $462K | $459K | $3,384 | — | $21K |
| 2020 | $929K | $895K | $895K | $514 | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,500 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Victoria Foundation$2,500
Received $347K from 17 charities:
- Pacific Salmon Foundation/fondation du Saumon du Pacifique$115K
- The Victoria Foundation$72K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$39K
- World Wildlife Fund Canada Fonds Mondial pour la Nature Can Ada$32K
- RBC Foundation$25K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$10K
- Aqueduct Foundation$10K
- Parkdale Evangelical Free Church$10K
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$10K
- Chisholm Thomson Family Foundation$10K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$5,000
- Big Wheel Community Foundation$3,406
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,007
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$910
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$861
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$542
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$105
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$456K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ian Cameron (board member); Marine Coursac (board member); Jocelyn Gifford (member at large); Kitty Lloyd (secretary); John Macdonald (board member); Benjamin Neal (board member); North Ross (board member); Bud Sabiston (vice-chair); Lawrence Statland (treasurer); Shawn Stebbins (chair); Kim Trace (board member); Garth Van Der Kamp (board member); Nicole Vella-Geldart (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Peninsula Streams Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865001457RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.