Riparian Management Society
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 858535941RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,823,589) as filed with the CRA.
Riparian Management Society is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under environment. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $118K.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Working at the invitation of ranchers farmers lake front residents community groups youth educators watershed stewardship groups or conservation clubs and municipalities we are asked to provide riparian information to increase their knowledge and awareness of these areas including how riparian areas work or function why they are important and how we can link management choices to improving or maintaining these areas. We help to build knowledge reduce conflicts increase cooperative efforts and arrange technical advice and tools for management. We deliver presentation and field days t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.1M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $118K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Norine Ambrose (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Riparian Management Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858535941RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.