T Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 135244234RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($460,976) as filed with the CRA.
T Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $426K in revenue and $461K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 30% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AS THE IMPORTANCE OF FISHERIES HABITAT CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC GROWTH AND FISHERIES HABITAT. Citizen science project empowering fish harvesters to collect OAH data bridging data gaps and fostering collaboration with research partners. Promote sustainable fisheries marine conservation public education and collaborate with industry to reduce pollution and restore habitats. Decolonize marine education by connecting Indigenous knowledge with post-secondary institutions to foster reconciliat…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $426K | $461K | $392K | — | — | $432K |
| 2023 | $596K | $604K | $534K | — | — | $465K |
| 2022 | $791K | $686K | $599K | — | — | $473K |
| 2021 | $642K | $611K | $564K | — | — | $352K |
| 2020 | $467K | $379K | $304K | — | — | $322K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$268K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kim Olsen (president); John Stevens (vice president); Modestus Nobles (director); Henry Clifton (director); Emily Orr (director); Guy Johnston (secretary treasurer); Arnie Nagy (director); Duncan Cameron (director); Jon Crofts (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from T Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135244234RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.