Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association
Charitable organization · Powell River, British Columbia · BN 891519449RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($241,732) as filed with the CRA.
Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association is a charitable organization based in Powell River, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $189K in revenue and $242K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 30% from government, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $49K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group.
In its own words
PRTRA offers horseback riding sessions that are specifically designed to meet the therapeutic needs of participants in our community. With students from SD47 partners in education and adults in our community with disabilities. These activities are facilitated by certified therapeutic riding instructors with the support of trained volunteers. The program aims to improve balance coordination strength and confidence for individuals facing physical emotional and cognitive challenges. PRTRA relies heavily on the contributions of volunteers who assist in various roles including horse care…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $189K | $242K | $219K | $1,267 | $0 | $166K |
| 2023 | $281K | $233K | $213K | $195 | $0 | $219K |
| 2022 | $121K | $164K | $163K | $102 | — | $168K |
| 2021 | $142K | $178K | $173K | $106 | — | $213K |
| 2020 | $146K | $145K | $142K | $195 | — | $250K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $49K from 10 charities:
- Powell River Health-CARE Auxiliary$20K
- Hylcan Foundation$10K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$6,743
- MR. and MRS. P.a. Woodward's Foundation$4,585
- Aqueduct Foundation$3,000
- Vancouver Foundation$3,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$694
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$283
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$265
- Canadahelps Canadon$173
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$129K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891519449RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.