Ucluelet Aquarium Society
Charitable organization · Ucluelet, British Columbia · BN 844430074RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($869,952) as filed with the CRA.
Ucluelet Aquarium Society is a charitable organization based in Ucluelet, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $934K in revenue and $870K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82K.
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. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $546K in 2020 to $934K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operation of a public aquarium which promotes knowledge of the natural aquatic environments of the barkley and clayoquot sound region with the goals of designing and delivering educational programs support training and education through employment and volunteer activities to allow people to participate knowledgeably in stewardship of our local aquatic environment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $934K | $870K | $819K | — | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $907K | $836K | $773K | — | — | $2M |
| 2022 | $678K | $545K | $483K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $529K | $505K | $457K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $546K | $570K | $517K | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $82K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$571K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Miriam Boysen (director); Emily Mae Fulton (director); Carl Sieber (director); Mandala Smulders (secretary); Richard Lindsay (treasurer); Jean Yakimishyn (director); Laura Gale (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ucluelet Aquarium Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 844430074RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.