Porpoise.org Porpoise Conservation Society
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 803435395RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,697) as filed with the CRA.
Porpoise.org Porpoise Conservation Society is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $30K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,736.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The Porpoise Conservation Society advances porpoise conservation through research education advocacy and direct action. Our long-term harbour porpoise research continued at two vital locations: Howe Sound off West Vancouver and the waters surrounding East Point on Saturna Island. Here dedicated volunteers conducted field studies while engaging hundreds of park visitors sharing knowledge about local marine life and conservation challenges. We proudly co-organized the annual BC Marine Mammal Symposium with UBC's Marine Mammal Research Unit creating opportunities for knowledge exchange amo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $30K | $30K | $0 | $0 | $318K |
| 2023 | $35K | $25K | $22K | $0 | $0 | $310K |
| 2022 | $285K | — | — | — | — | $301K |
| 2021 | $46K | $25K | $22K | — | — | $52K |
| 2020 | $27K | $16K | $14K | — | $0 | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,736 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marcus Wernicke (vice pres. & secretary); Christine Wernicke (treasurer); Anna Hall (president); Chris Hall (director); Derek Jang (director); David Gummeson (director); Meighan Makarchuk (director); Colin Young (director); Wilma Fuchs (director); Judi Fitzgerald (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Porpoise.org Porpoise Conservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803435395RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.