The Okanagan Indian Educational Resources Society
Charitable organization · Penticton, British Columbia · BN 107793580RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,231,313) as filed with the CRA.
The Okanagan Indian Educational Resources Society is a charitable organization based in Penticton, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from government. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 25 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $3.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Facilitate traditional ecological knowledge and education about natural resources. Provide library and archival services to increase awareness of okanagan culture. Offer cultural educational and linguistic resources data base services. Outreach programs provided to other groups and individuals. Development of a full adult language immersion program. Provide quality academic programming through okanagan language teach certification. Operate a heritage tour that is culturall sensitive and ecologically friendly.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $2.5M | — | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $2.8M | $2.1M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $1.7M | — | — | $868K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.3M | — | — | $770K |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.3M | — | — | $475K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $27K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions25
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Byron Louis (director); Joan Phillip (director); Jeannette Armstrong (director); Jennifer Lewis (director); Marion Louie (director); Brian Holmes (director); Bonnie Jacobsen (director); Clarence Louie (director); Jordan Coble (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Okanagan Indian Educational Resources Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107793580RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.