Raincoast Education Society
Charitable organization · Tofino, British Columbia · BN 893198614RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($449,701) as filed with the CRA.
Raincoast Education Society is a charitable organization based in Tofino, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $455K in revenue and $450K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 9% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
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 8% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Environmental education programs for residents and visitors to the clayoquot sound region.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $455K | $450K | $93K | $29K | — | $163K |
| 2023 | $400K | $407K | $367K | $7,875 | — | $157K |
| 2022 | $366K | $368K | $338K | $1,876 | — | $165K |
| 2021 | $379K | $389K | $38K | $922 | — | $166K |
| 2020 | $369K | $343K | $18K | $1,907 | — | $175K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$304K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Colin Zacharias (chair); Dennis Morgan (treasurer); Thomas Stere (director); Albert Shepard (director); Kira De Leeuw (director); Karyssa Arnett (director); Timothy Webb (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Raincoast Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893198614RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.