The Salt Spring Forum Society
Charitable organization · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 850883885RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($40,791) as filed with the CRA.
The Salt Spring Forum Society is a charitable organization based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $32K in revenue and $41K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $307.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $55K in 2020 to $32K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Salt spring forum society organizes forum discussions and invites guest speakers to lead and promote discussions on current events and ideas
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32K | $41K | $5,448 | — | — | $57K |
| 2023 | $26K | $24K | $4,414 | — | $42 | $65K |
| 2022 | $29K | $18K | $8,562 | — | — | $63K |
| 2021 | $27K | $19K | $9,396 | — | — | $53K |
| 2020 | $55K | $44K | $29K | — | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $307 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$25
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Byers (chair); Jim Erickson (vice chair); Kaylea Kray-Domingo (director); George Sipos (treasurer); Tara Martin (director); Martin Adam (director); Peter Haase (director); Valeskca San Martin (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Salt Spring Forum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850883885RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.