Saskatchewan Natural History Society
Publicly funded institution · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 119140283RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,154,451) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatchewan Natural History Society is a charitable organization based in Regina, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 52% from government, 19% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The Saskatchewan Natural History Association is involved in habitat & wildlife conservation nature awareness & education publication of a quarterly science journal and the periodic publication of nature books. Specific programs/projects include: Bird Species at Risk Conservation Data Centre Important Bird Areas Last Mountain Bird Observatory Nature Quest Plant Watch Rare Plant Rescue Nature Sanctuaries Inner Nature Linking Communities South of the Divide Conservation Action Plan Piping Plover Census Nature Hood.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | — | $3,000 | $825K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $839K | — | $10K | $819K |
| 2022 | $1M | $1.1M | $696K | $29K | $10K | $843K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $778K | $42K | $10K | $845K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $845K | $34K | $5,500 | $714K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $61K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$616K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ed Rodger (director); Brian Johnson (treasurer); Lorne Scott (president); Ken Ludwig (past president); Jamie Strathman (secretary); Jacqui Boulton (director); Diego Steinaker (director); Morley Maier (director); David Weiman (director); Alan Smith (honorary president); Laura Poppy (director); Branimir Gjetvaj (director); Robert Wilson; Joe Muldoon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatchewan Natural History Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119140283RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.