Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society
Charitable organization · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 119133577RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,521) as filed with the CRA.
Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society is a charitable organization based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $22K in revenue and $5,521 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,806.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $914K in 2020 to $22K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. Water research re streams rivers lakes and drilled wells where access is allowed. 2. Protection and preservation of watershed areas 3. Removal of invasive species and planting of natural flora in the area 4. Maintaining walking paths and signage erected for rules and restrictions required to protect against erosion of land and watershed areas. 5. Further protection of WPS-owned property with covenants to prevent misuse of lands through clear-cutting & lumbering
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22K | $5,521 | $2,977 | — | $0 | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $480K | $479K | — | $0 | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $111K | $8,844 | $2,605 | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $41K | $14K | $11K | $475 | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $914K | $915K | $911K | $1,401 | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,806 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jean Wilkinson (president); Judy McLennan (membership co-ordinator); Ian Peace (secretary); Christopher Drake (vice president); Giselle Paquet (treasurer); Douglas Wahlsten (member at large); Sharon Bywater (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119133577RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.