Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society
Charitable organization · Saturna, British Columbia · BN 832477939RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($148,459) as filed with the CRA.
Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society is a charitable organization based in Saturna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $209K in revenue and $148K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 85% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $35K in 2020 to $209K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Educational speaking events ongoing maintenance and monitoring of marine data collection equipment
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $209K | $148K | $117K | $4,504 | — | $144K |
| 2023 | $95K | $66K | $41K | $4,304 | — | $83K |
| 2022 | $81K | $59K | $46K | $2,379 | — | $55K |
| 2021 | $54K | $73K | $32K | — | — | -$214K |
| 2020 | $35K | $21K | $8,989 | — | — | $53K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $45K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$25K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martin Wale (past president); Maureen Welton (president); Sara Ellison (director at large); Brooks Kaiser (director at large); Beth Bell (director at large); Charles Campbell (director at large); Mary Reid (vice president); Bonnie Eno (treasurer); Susie Washington-Symth (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832477939RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.