Raincoast Research Society
Charitable organization · Sointula, British Columbia · BN 881084032RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($175,752) as filed with the CRA.
Raincoast Research Society is a charitable organization based in Sointula, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, it reported $78K in revenue and $176K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $73K.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $85K in 2024, the largest being $40K to University of Toronto Research Oversight and Compliance Off. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $174K in 2020 to $78K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Investigating sea lice infestation of Juvenile salmon near salmon farms - Investigating pathogen infection in juvenile salmon exposed to salmon farms
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78K | $176K | $85K | — | $85K | $349K |
| 2023 | $319K | $172K | $100K | $0 | $0 | $271K |
| 2022 | $191K | $108K | $102K | — | — | $278K |
| 2021 | $205K | $106K | $80K | — | — | $195K |
| 2020 | $174K | $204K | $173K | — | — | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $85K to 3 qualified donees:
- University of Toronto Research Oversight and Compliance Off$40K
- Bay Cetology$25K
- University of British Columbia Faculty of Science$20K
Received $73K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$14K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Jirk (director); Laura Morris (director); Alexandra Morton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Raincoast Research Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 881084032RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.