Trust for Sustainable Forestry
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 897875605RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($221) as filed with the CRA.
Trust for Sustainable Forestry is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment.
In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $38.
Compared with 30 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Trust for Sustainable Forestry (now changed to Living Forest Trust) purpose is to promote and educate on the development and implementation of conservation communities. Further explained it's function is to help develop communities that wish to maximize and enhance the ecological integrity of the area that is being developed.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $221 | $212 | — | — | $73K |
| 2023 | $0 | $7,562 | $212 | — | $0 | $81K |
| 2022 | $50K | $29K | — | — | $0 | $68K |
| 2021 | $0 | $759 | $200 | — | $0 | $68K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | $68K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $38 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$8,096
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doug Makaroff (executive director); Ann Mortifee (chair); Barry Gates; Kelly Matthews; Deborah Morse.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trust for Sustainable Forestry’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897875605RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.