The Starfish Environmental Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 806422630RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($666,091) as filed with the CRA.
The Starfish Environmental Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $726K in revenue and $666K in expenditures.
In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $275K.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,721 in 2020 to $726K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The starfish environmental society continued to organize and cary on educational seminars and events to increase the public’s understanding of the environment and its importance. We also provided awards to youth and young adults who have demonstrated a commitment to creating positive environmental change.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $726K | $666K | $654K | — | — | $127K |
| 2023 | $468K | $522K | $514K | — | — | $68K |
| 2022 | $345K | $258K | $251K | — | — | $122K |
| 2021 | $143K | $119K | $108K | — | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $2,721 | $21K | $7,339 | — | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $275K from 10 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$473K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kimberly Bray (director); Blake Bunting (director); Inaam Chattha (director); Winnie Doyle-Marshall (director); Might Gouta (director); Soomin Han (director); Clarissa Huffman (director); Niluka Kottegoda (director); Alvinia Lao (treasurer); Alicia Richins (director); Naira Saeed (director); Samia Sekhon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Starfish Environmental Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 806422630RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.