THE WILLIAMS LAKE FIELD NATURALISTS
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·1305A BORLAND RD · WILLIAMS LAKE, BC · V2G 5K5·BN 119298644RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
1.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$206K
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 The Williams Lake Field Naturalists?
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Is The Williams Lake Field Naturalists a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119298644RR0001. 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 The Williams Lake Field Naturalists located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1305A BORLAND RD, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC, V2G 5K5. Source.
What does The Williams Lake Field Naturalists do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. Provide nature education programs to children during the summer holidays and other school holidays. 2. Provide nature education/environmental awareness programs to a number of local schools and the public. 3. Operate Scout Island Nature Centre which provides natural history education to local residents &…" Full program description.
How much of The Williams Lake Field Naturalists's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Williams Lake Field Naturalists?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $206K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. Provide nature education programs to children during the summer holidays and other school holidays. 2. Provide nature education/environmental awareness programs to a number of local schools and the public. 3. Operate Scout Island Nature Centre which provides natural history education to local residents & visitors. 4. Maintain the Nature Centre and its library displays trails and native plant garden. 5. Partner with other educational organizations to deliver an outdoor kindergarten and outdoor educator resource for the community.
New programs
None
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
1.3 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$206K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)11%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
68%
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
11%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
68%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
21%
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 | $121K | 96¢ | 4% | 1.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $133K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $285K | 98¢ | 2% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $231K | 98¢ | 2% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $258K | 97¢ | 3% | 1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $206K | 93¢ | — | 1.3 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- Waring, Margaret EDirectorarm's length
- Daintith, Nola MSecretaryarm's length
- VanSpall, Katharine ADirectorarm's length
- Hamm, Catherine SDirectorarm's length
- Oke, Jean EDirectorarm's length
- Roorda, Lara MDirectorarm's length
- Hemphill, Susan MDirectorarm's length
- Day, KennethTreasurerarm's length
- Vogt, JeremyDirectorarm's length
- Waterhouse, MichaelaDirectorarm's length
- Wellburn, JaneDirectorarm's length
- Zalay, Kimarm'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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