Rugged Coast Research Society
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 715624128RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,609,033) as filed with the CRA.
Rugged Coast Research Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 70% from government, 20% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $78K in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Research restoration and education of marine environments
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $529K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $6,569 | — | $730K |
| 2022 | $949K | $880K | $67K | — | — | $190K |
| 2021 | $142K | $66K | $42K | — | — | $130K |
| 2020 | $78K | $24K | $10K | — | $470 | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$597K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Renyy Talbot (director); Sean Pederson (director); Andrew Gardiner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rugged Coast Research Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 715624128RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.