The Friends of Elk Island Society
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119234078RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($59,099) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Elk Island Society is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $59K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,159.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,952 in 2020 to $18K in 2024.
In its own words
Outreach environmental education nature habitat conservation group research (wildlife - environmental)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $59K | $8,109 | — | $50K | $100K |
| 2023 | $133K | $13K | $13K | — | — | $133K |
| 2022 | $1,443 | $1,515 | $1,037 | — | — | $21K |
| 2021 | $502 | $7,432 | $6,881 | — | — | $21K |
| 2020 | $1,952 | $5,329 | $4,156 | — | $2,955 | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,159 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Elk Island Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119234078RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.