Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society
Publicly funded institution · Sooke, British Columbia · BN 858885940RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($59,546) as filed with the CRA.
Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society is a charitable organization based in Sooke, British Columbia, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $87K in revenue and $60K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,837.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $21K in 2020 to $87K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Preserve & protect the Nationally Designated Heritage Lighthouse at Sheringham Point & surrounding property & traditional access for the public; fulfill all the requirement of the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act including collection of historic information oral history manage Jennie's trail. Continue managing Flea Beach (MOT right of way) & manage & protect local property for environmental safety. Continue protection and rehabilitating passive parkland at the shore. Continue and expand Orca protection and monitoring. Assist with CORAL program at UVIC; assist with Orca monitoring; assist …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $87K | $60K | $5,950 | — | — | $436K |
| 2023 | $104K | $106K | $4,500 | $9,175 | — | $518K |
| 2022 | $128K | $190K | $530 | $515 | — | $520K |
| 2021 | $57K | $59K | — | — | — | $424K |
| 2020 | $21K | $64K | — | — | — | $430K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,837 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Walls (president); Terri Alcock (treasurer); William Turner (director); Rebecca Quinn (secretary); Scott McKay (vice president); Michael Galizio (president emeritus); Donald Oliphant (treasurer); Ian Fawcett (director); Elanie Bruton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858885940RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.