The Wilderness Retreat Society
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 892496761RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($462,463) as filed with the CRA.
The Wilderness Retreat Society is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $420K in revenue and $462K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 80% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
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 99% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $252K in 2020 to $420K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Christian wilderness camps and retreats on tzartus island bc adventure learning programs for first nations children and youth
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $420K | $462K | $463K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $411K | $443K | $431K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $289K | $453K | $434K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $328K | $368K | $354K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $252K | $386K | $371K | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$184K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Raymond Badgero (president); Thomas Liscombe (vice-president); Edward Hilton (trustee); Lois Badgero (secretary/treasurer); Delmar Banner (director); Kurt Schweig (director); Aaron Otis (director); Shelly Richner (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wilderness Retreat Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892496761RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.