Powell River Forestry Heritage Society
Charitable organization · Powell River, British Columbia · BN 127527075RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,000) as filed with the CRA.
Powell River Forestry Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Powell River, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $22K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from government.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,200 in 2024, the largest being $1,200 to Qathet Museum & Archives Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2 in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
A preserve and advance the heritage of the forest industry of powell river and district using our website railroad and display events. B develop and operate the paradise valley railroad a model ridable railroad at paradise exhibition park c support the forestry collections of local charitable-registered museums through volunteer efforts and funding
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $22K | $22K | — | $0 | $18K |
| 2023 | $13K | $8,056 | $7,516 | — | $500 | $16K |
| 2022 | $13K | $6,550 | — | — | — | $14K |
| 2021 | $10K | $5,535 | — | — | $1,450 | $21K |
| 2020 | $2 | $6,478 | — | — | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,200 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Florence (president); Dan Parson (vice president railway); Robert Johnson (director); Stephen James (director); Robert Clark (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Powell River Forestry Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127527075RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.