FRIENDS OF OKANAGAN RAIL TRAIL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·160 WHITETAIL RIDGE · VERNON, BC · V1H 2L7·BN 705832319RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$39K
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 Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society?
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Is Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 705832319RR0001. 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 Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 160 WHITETAIL RIDGE, VERNON, BC, V1H 2L7. Source.
What does Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Trail Ambassador Program - assists users of the Trail by educating them on etiquette trail safety points of interest nearby amenities and the environment and they also answer users' questions. Assesses collects and reports issues along the trail to the appropriate municipality. Trail Steward Program - works…" Full program description.
How much of Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Friends of Okanagan Rail Trail Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $39K (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
Trail Ambassador Program - assists users of the Trail by educating them on etiquette trail safety points of interest nearby amenities and the environment and they also answer users' questions. Assesses collects and reports issues along the trail to the appropriate municipality. Trail Steward Program - works with local jurisdictions to identify priorities where weeds/invasives present a risk to native habitat; provides training to volunteers on invasive species and volunteers remove weeds and tend sections of the Okanagan Rail Trail corridor. Project Management for Trail enhancement Pr… Show more
Trail Ambassador Program - assists users of the Trail by educating them on etiquette trail safety points of interest nearby amenities and the environment and they also answer users' questions. Assesses collects and reports issues along the trail to the appropriate municipality. Trail Steward Program - works with local jurisdictions to identify priorities where weeds/invasives present a risk to native habitat; provides training to volunteers on invasive species and volunteers remove weeds and tend sections of the Okanagan Rail Trail corridor. Project Management for Trail enhancement Projects – volunteers provide project management and support for capital improvement projects that are done along the trail. Interpretive Sign Projects – volunteers research and collaborate with the Okanagan Indian Band and the Vernon Museum and Archives for the purpose of developing informative materials to be used on educational interpretive signs that will be placed on the trail corridor and on the website. There were 82 volunteers who contributed in excess of 2 200 volunteer hours
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.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$39K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)10%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
46%
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
10%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
46%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
44%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $35K | 84¢ | 16% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $291K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $89K | 92¢ | 8% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $39K | 82¢ | 18% | — |
| 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Postill, LaurieDirectorarm's length
- Fraser, Hugh DevDirector Vice Presidentarm's length
- Frisk, TobyDirectorarm's length
- Beck, ElizabethDirectorarm's length
- Jefferson, MichelleDirector Presidentarm's length
- Turner, PhyllisDirectorarm's length
- Dawyd, Anna MDirector Treasurerarm's length
- Weltz, SusanDirector Secretaryarm'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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