Revelstoke Bear Aware
Charitable organization · Revelstoke, British Columbia · BN 861591170RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,294) as filed with the CRA.
Revelstoke Bear Aware is a charitable organization based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $54K in revenue and $64K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 41% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,597.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16K in 2020 to $54K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Revelstoke Bear Aware continues to collaborate with the City of Revelstoke Parks Canada Conservation Officers the Local Food Initiative Revelstoke Food Bank local businesses community volunteers and other partners to improve bear attractant management in and around Revelstoke. We are working closely with the City to roll out the upcoming bear-resistant waste management system by advising on and developing educational materials about best practices. In addition human-bear safety education is delivered through door-to-door visits social media farmers market visits the website print …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54K | $64K | $23K | — | — | $25K |
| 2023 | $41K | — | $43K | — | — | $35K |
| 2022 | $67K | $47K | $10K | — | — | $65K |
| 2021 | $41K | $45K | $26K | — | — | $44K |
| 2020 | $16K | $37K | — | — | — | $50K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,597 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$10K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Kent (president); Beverley Harding (vice president); Stan Chorney (treasurer); Virginia Wisener (director); Evelyn Valge (secretary); Tess Hulburd (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Revelstoke Bear Aware’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861591170RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.