WildResearch Society
Charitable organization · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 845638006RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,562) as filed with the CRA.
WildResearch Society is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $37K in revenue and $35K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 42% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 213 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Iona island bird observatory: spring and fall banding of migratory song birds (1000+ hours) workshops and seminars: public education and engagement with ongoing programs and wildlife in their communities (400+ hours) marsh monitoring program: amphibian and bird surveys in the lower mainland kootenays and interior regions (600+ hours) coopers hawk program: educate and train members of the community to observe and monitor urban raptors in their area (vancouvera dn burnaby) (paused resuming spring 2025)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $37K | $35K | $2,380 | $27K | — | $94K |
| 2022 | $30K | $28K | $23K | $670 | — | $92K |
| 2021 | $55K | $52K | $46K | $445 | — | $90K |
| 2020 | $48K | $40K | $33K | $3,073 | — | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 charities:
- BC Parks Foundation$7,600
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,410
- Vancouver Foundation$1,967
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$7,915
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Vinci Au (president); Kiirsti Owen (vice - president); Anneka Vanderpas (secretary); Viktorija Juciute (treasurer); Florian Reurink (director at large); Myles Lamont (director at large); Devin De Zwaan (director at large); Quinn McCallum (director at large); Paul Preston (director at large); Sarina Clay - Smith (director at large); Alexandra Welch (director at large).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from WildResearch Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845638006RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.