Blue Heron Learning Society
Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·110 MCCONVEY RD · GABRIOLA, BC · V0R 1X1·BN 739989473RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Education: BHLS provided two hands on workshops on Biochar and a total of 20 people attended the workshops. Links to resources regarding climate change impact on Gabriola Island are provided through the website. Research: BHLS continues to carry out research on the use of biochar measuring the percentage of biochar in the soil that was most effective for growing a range of vegetables.
New programs
BHLS supported a course responding to eco-grief/climate grief. More than 50 people attended the course. Many of them indicated interest in BHLS courses. BHLS provided information about the GHG tonnes resulting from travelling from Gabriola to national and international locations on the website. People are using it to determine how many tonnes GHG is being created for their specific trip. A biochar kiln was made available to those who attended the biochar workshops to use for their own property’s wood waste. A BHLS director attended an island wide collaboration meeting and will be meeting… Show more
BHLS supported a course responding to eco-grief/climate grief. More than 50 people attended the course. Many of them indicated interest in BHLS courses. BHLS provided information about the GHG tonnes resulting from travelling from Gabriola to national and international locations on the website. People are using it to determine how many tonnes GHG is being created for their specific trip. A biochar kiln was made available to those who attended the biochar workshops to use for their own property’s wood waste. A BHLS director attended an island wide collaboration meeting and will be meeting with other organizations providing learning opportunities related to the environment and climate change in order to coordinate communication efforts.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)25%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | $0K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $2K | 75¢ | 25% | — |
| trend |
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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- Wilson, MaryDirectorarm's length
- Earle, StevenDirectorarm's length
- Weller, FayDirectorarm'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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