Silver Lake Forest Education Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 888518693RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($576,364) as filed with the CRA.
Silver Lake Forest Education Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $567K in revenue and $576K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 29% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $101K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $228K in 2020 to $567K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
We operate a year-round forest/outdoor education camp for youth adults and community groups including youth summer camps.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $567K | $576K | $458K | — | — | $120K |
| 2023 | $573K | $474K | $379K | — | — | $129K |
| 2022 | $474K | $433K | $399K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $295K | $327K | $297K | — | — | $568K |
| 2020 | $228K | $271K | $232K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $101K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$260K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bryan Darroch (treasurer); Dave Gill (director); James Kay (chair); Doug Kerr (director); Sheila Kerr (secretary); Jacob Paul (director); Rick Potter (vice chair); Nadia Berg (director); Steve Thomson (director); Jack Gerow (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Silver Lake Forest Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888518693RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.