The Strathcona Wilderness Institute Society
Publicly funded institution · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 890849540RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($68,378) as filed with the CRA.
The Strathcona Wilderness Institute Society is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $81K in revenue and $68K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,731.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $40K in 2020 to $81K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1) operation of information centers at paradise meadows and buttle lake in the strathcona park. 2) provision of education re: local flora and fauna through guided nature walks 3) provision of information and education re: preservation of the strathcona park 4) capacity building 5) developing maps guides and brochures for public use 6) outreach 7) nature camps
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81K | $68K | $68K | — | — | $86K |
| 2023 | $62K | $45K | $38K | — | — | $73K |
| 2022 | $34K | $46K | $42K | — | — | $56K |
| 2021 | $49K | $40K | $36K | — | — | $68K |
| 2020 | $40K | $33K | $29K | — | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,731 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$39K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Norbury (chair); Alison Maingon (secretary); Allyson Hamilton (treasurer); Loys Maingon (director); John Waters (director); Lindsay Elms (director); Claire Gordon (director); Deborah Sundberg (director); Daniel Tucker (director); Glenn Gustafson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Strathcona Wilderness Institute Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890849540RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.