The Gwynne-Vaughan Park Society
Charitable organization · Chilliwack, British Columbia · BN 882038094RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($57,765) as filed with the CRA.
The Gwynne-Vaughan Park Society is a charitable organization based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $42K in revenue and $58K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations.
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 45% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $300 in 2024, the largest being $300 to Chilliwack Community Services. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $42K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. Preservation of garden and house 2. Friends of the park 3. Community garden 4. Community activities in the park 5. Plant sale and garden party (a fundraising activity but also a free community event with music and food)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42K | $58K | $51K | $1,916 | $300 | $56K |
| 2023 | $46K | $33K | $28K | $2,082 | $700 | $72K |
| 2022 | $37K | $28K | $25K | $2,375 | $400 | $57K |
| 2021 | $31K | $29K | $28K | $46 | $300 | $50K |
| 2020 | $15K | $25K | $22K | $171 | $300 | $55K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $300 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Forbes (past- president); Dale Seguin (director at large); Beth Gillespie (secretary/treasurer); Debora Soutar (recording secretary); Lisa Ballam (director at large); Lynne Goodwin (director at large); Joseph Hirschman (president); Jack Allen (director at large); Deborah Ego (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gwynne-Vaughan Park Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 882038094RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.