Vancouver Island Paleontological Society
Charitable organization · Comox, British Columbia · BN 892417320RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,002) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Island Paleontological Society is a charitable organization based in Comox, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $17K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,585 in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Public education and outreach programs. Lectures and travelling displays. Advisory and consultation services. Collecting preserving and contributing speciements for research projects to further the science of paleontology
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $17K | $17K | — | — | $15K |
| 2023 | $13K | $11K | $672 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $2,861 | $2,216 | — | — | — | $16K |
| 2021 | $6,575 | $3,795 | — | — | — | $15K |
| 2020 | $2,585 | $2,037 | — | — | — | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Bowen (president); Joe Morin (vice president); Betty Franklin (treasurer); Karen Lund (secretary); Jean Sibbald (director); Mike Inglin (director); Patricia Creamer (director); Andrew Fidell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Island Paleontological Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892417320RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.