Wmiyeten Nature Sanctuary Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 118946953RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($106,424) as filed with the CRA.
Wmiyeten Nature Sanctuary Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $106K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 27% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,082.
Compared with 211 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $96K in 2020 to $57K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1) conservatioin and maintenance of the natural features of the sanctuary 2) ecosystem restoration. 3) educational nature walks weaving in knowledge of the sanctuary's indigenous and natural features/history 4) kinship to the land a) supporting wsane youth elders and families to reconnect to the land after 135 years of separation. B) providing opportunities for ecocultural restoration education citizen-science research and capacity-building in indigenous communities c) 'conservation-cultivating a true relationshp to the land'. Relationship building with a core gathering of local pro…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $106K | $20K | $4,643 | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $143K | $124K | $66K | $8,129 | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $151K | $131K | $67K | $20K | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $118K | $71K | $25K | $12K | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $96K | $66K | $24K | $8,250 | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,082 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,082
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert McMinn (chair); Cheymus McNulty (director); Christine Bhopalsingh (director); Elizabeth (libby) McMinn (secretary); Lynn Osborn (director); Nadia Valckx (director); Orest Maslany (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wmiyeten Nature Sanctuary Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118946953RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.