SWAN LAKE CHRISTMAS HILL NATURE SANCTUARY SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·3873 SWAN LAKE RD · VICTORIA, BC · V8X 3W1·BN 119207157RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
79¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
21%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.0M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society?
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Is Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119207157RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3873 SWAN LAKE RD, VICTORIA, BC, V8X 3W1. Source.
What does Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "IN 2024 WE OFFERED COMMUNITY NATURE INTERPRETATION PROGRAMMING TO 15 000 NATURE HOUSE VISITORS CHILDREN YOUTH ADULTS AND SENIORS - AND DELIVERED 230 PROGRAMS TO 3 900 SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS WITH THE HELP OF 381 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING US. OUR JUNIOR STEWARDSHIP SERIES RAN EIGHT ROUNDS (THREE WEEK-LONG CAMPS…" Full program description.
How much of Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.0M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
IN 2024 WE OFFERED COMMUNITY NATURE INTERPRETATION PROGRAMMING TO 15 000 NATURE HOUSE VISITORS CHILDREN YOUTH ADULTS AND SENIORS - AND DELIVERED 230 PROGRAMS TO 3 900 SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS WITH THE HELP OF 381 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING US. OUR JUNIOR STEWARDSHIP SERIES RAN EIGHT ROUNDS (THREE WEEK-LONG CAMPS +5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SINGLE DAYS) WITH YOUTH AGES 6-12 DOING ACTIVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FOR BOTH SENSITIVE GARRY OAK MEADOWS AND FOR IMPROVING HABITAT FOR THREATENED WESTERN PAINTED TURTLES ON SITE. WE ALSO OFFERED 12 SESSIONS OF AFTER SCHOOL OR WEEKEND PROGRAMS FOR CHI… Show more
IN 2024 WE OFFERED COMMUNITY NATURE INTERPRETATION PROGRAMMING TO 15 000 NATURE HOUSE VISITORS CHILDREN YOUTH ADULTS AND SENIORS - AND DELIVERED 230 PROGRAMS TO 3 900 SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS WITH THE HELP OF 381 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING US. OUR JUNIOR STEWARDSHIP SERIES RAN EIGHT ROUNDS (THREE WEEK-LONG CAMPS +5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SINGLE DAYS) WITH YOUTH AGES 6-12 DOING ACTIVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FOR BOTH SENSITIVE GARRY OAK MEADOWS AND FOR IMPROVING HABITAT FOR THREATENED WESTERN PAINTED TURTLES ON SITE. WE ALSO OFFERED 12 SESSIONS OF AFTER SCHOOL OR WEEKEND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER YOUTH. FINALLY WE REARED AND RELEASED 200 COHO SALMON IN OUR STREAM TO SEA PROGRAM WITH 22 ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM VICTORIA IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CENTRE SOCIETY. IN OUR DIGITAL SPHERE OUR INATURALIST COMMUNITY SCIENCE OBSERVATIONS ROSE TO 18 578 WITH JUSTH OVER 64% OF THEM BEING RESEARCH GRADE - USEFUL TO SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. WE ALSO REACHED JUST OVER 240 000 PEOPLE VIA OUR WEBSITE AND INTERACTIONS/IMPRESSIONS ON OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS. WE FURTHERED OUR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF THE NEARLY 170 ACRES OF THE NATURE SANCTUARY INCLUDING THE WETLAND AROUND SWAN LAKE AND THE THREATENED GARRY OAK MEADOW ECOSYSTEM ON CHRISTMAS HILL THROUGH OUR ADOPT A PATCH AND SEED SOWERS PROGRAM. THE SWAN LAKE NATURE SANCTUARY ECOSYSTEMS ARE CRITICAL FOR THE REGION'S WATERSHED. HEALTH AND THE MAINTENANCE OF RARE AND THREATENED SPECIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. WE WERE AWARDED KEY BIODIVERSITY AREA STATUS FOR CHRISTMAS HILL WHICH WILL FURTHER HELP TO PROTECT THIS SPECIAL PLACE IN THE GROWING URBAN DENSITY OF VICTORIA BC. INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL HAS CONTINUED AND REWILDIN WITH NATIVE PLANTS PROGRESSED WITH THE HELP OF 3 714 HOURS OF SITE VOLUNTEERISM. THE USE OF TRAIL COUNTERS IN 2024 BETTER HELPED US TO ESTIMATE THAT 93 000 VISITORS ARE CONNECTING TO NTURE ON OUR TRAILS ANNUALLY. WE WERE GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE BC COMMUNITY CAPITAL GAMING SUPPORT TO BEGIN A NATURE HOUSE RENOVATION THAT WILL ENSURE OUR SPACE HAS A MEANINGFUL UPGRADE FOR OUR REGULAR VISITORS AS WELL AS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT REGULARLY COVENE ON SITE.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
79¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 79¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
21%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.7 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
64%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
4%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
64%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
32%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $746K | 70¢ | 30% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $767K | 69¢ | 31% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $795K | 70¢ | 30% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $842K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $906K | 78¢ | 22% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.0M | 79¢ | 21% | 0.7 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- YOUNG, LYNNVICE CHAIRarm's length
- MARSHALL, RICKDIRECTORarm's length
- DALY, SHARONCHAIRarm's length
- CUTHBERT, JIMDIRECTOR VNHS APPOINTEEarm's length
- BEATTY, SHARLOTDIRECTORarm's length
- ENNS, DOUGLASTREASURERarm's length
- MELO FLORES, PABLODIRECTORarm's length
- BUTLER, MAUREEN ETREASURERarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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