Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 868758376RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($200,241) as filed with the CRA.
Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $255K in revenue and $200K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,000.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. 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 $112K in 2020 to $255K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Foundation continued to fund student thesis and research projects in the field of Economic Geology for costs related to field work geological and geochemical analysis. Undergraduate scholarships: publicly available to support work related to a senior thesis in Economic Geology. Students must be entering their fourth year at a recognized Canadian University. Notice is sent every year to universities and a volunteers' committee assists in the selection process. During 2024 SEGCF awarded eight (12) undergraduate scholarships at $1 000 each for a total of $12 000. Graduate student fello…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $255K | $200K | $148K | $0 | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $219K | $164K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | -$1,744 | $193K | $116K | — | $0 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $414K | $246K | $119K | $74K | — | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $112K | $132K | $109K | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $3,000 from 1 charity:
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$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lawrence Winter (director); Darcy Baker (director and president); Nawojka Wachowiak (director); Jennifer Craig (director and secretary); Neil Perk (director and treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868758376RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.