Squamish River Watershed Society
Publicly funded institution · Squamish, British Columbia · BN 873652861RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,362,049) as filed with the CRA.
Squamish River Watershed Society is a charitable organization based in Squamish, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. 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 $1.8M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,135.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Watershed restoration including restoring fish habitat in the upper rivervine systems and the Squamish estuary. Running educational and outreach programming for students and community. Hosting and holding events (Earth Day Rivers Day). Scientific monitoring to support restoration projects and identify how effective the projects are functioning
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $238K |
| 2023 | $694K | $1M | $973K | — | — | -$201K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $116K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $204K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $915K | $880K | — | — | $387K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,135 from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Edith Tobe (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Squamish River Watershed Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873652861RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.