TLC the Land Conservancy of British Columbia
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 889028338RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,091,907) as filed with the CRA.
TLC the Land Conservancy of British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $334K.
Compared with 112 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $809K in 2024, the largest being $804K to The Victoria Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $3.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Tlc works in partnership with community organizations and local regional provincial and federal government to provide conservation programs throughout british columbia. Tlc provides property owners with information and assistance to help protect natural areas. Tlc hold land and intrests in lan to protect important natural cultural and scientific values. Tlc manages the land it protects and provides education opportunities at various sites.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $2.1M | $980K | $14K | $809K | $37.5M |
| 2023 | $7.4M | $1.5M | $841K | $24K | $342K | $35.8M |
| 2022 | $2M | $1.7M | $634K | $2,788 | $787K | $30M |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $1M | $549K | $788 | $186K | $29.4M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $815K | $408K | $52 | $85K | $27M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $809K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $334K from 16 charities:
- The Victoria Foundation$132K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$73K
- Vancouver Foundation$38K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$11K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$10K
- Aqueduct Foundation$10K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$3,148
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,896
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$2,860
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,404
- Community Foundation of the North Okanagan$2,244
- Vancity Community Foundation$452
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$240
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$576K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tomas Cimolai (director); Penny Crawford (director); Georgina Delimari (vice-chair); Kelly Fretwell (secretary); William Hetherington (director); Mel Lehan (director); Paleah Moher (director); Elizabeth Mos (director); Jeff Sheldrake (chair); Fran Sloan Sainas (director); Andrew Stewart (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from TLC the Land Conservancy of British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889028338RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.