The Valhalla Wilderness Society
Charitable organization · New Denver, British Columbia · BN 119260883RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($224,773) as filed with the CRA.
The Valhalla Wilderness Society is a charitable organization based in New Denver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $163K in revenue and $225K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $75K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Northern Lights Wildlife Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Coastal Temperate Rainforest-VWS was instrumental in the past in research and campaigns that saw large areas of the BC coast protected as conservancies. VWS continues to monitor park management and eco-system based logging as well as protection measures for grizzly bears and white spirit bears. This includes coordination with several coastal First Nations and communications with BC Parks. Wildlife Conservation- The Valhalla Wilderness Society and its biologists have been advocating for a long time for greater protection of a number of keystone species including the Deep-snow mountain caribou…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $163K | $225K | $211K | $7,115 | $1,000 | $502K |
| 2023 | $357K | $184K | $170K | $7,115 | — | $564K |
| 2022 | $346K | $135K | $119K | $8,623 | $100 | $391K |
| 2021 | $132K | $138K | $125K | $7,814 | — | $162K |
| 2020 | $145K | $156K | $140K | $8,620 | — | $175K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $75K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Caniell (director); Wayne McCrory (director); Eugene Parker (director); Craig Pettitt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Valhalla Wilderness Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119260883RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.