CULTUS LAKE STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEnvironment·4222 COLUMBIA VALLEY RD · CULTUS LAKE, BC · V2R 5B6·BN 772689949RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
To preserve and enhance water quality and habitat in the Cultus Lake watershed area for the benefit of aquatic and ecosystems. We continue to monitor lake health endangered species such as the Cultus Lake Pygmy Sculpin and Sockeye Salmon and general environmental health. We meet regularly and with various stakeholders to discuss and act on Invasive Fish Invasive Plants eutrophication goose overpopulation ecological threats etc.
New programs
Initiatives in 2024 included monitoring reporting to various government and participating in various events such as the Climate Fair Fishing Derby and Cultus Lake Day. We installed an air monitor at the Columbia Valley community hall and the Cultus Lake Community hall. We continued to intervene in the illegal dumping of waste material in the Columbia Valley south of lake and were successful to have the waste removed. We continued having volunteer divers disturb the invasive small mouth bass nests and engage researchers in monitoring their habitat for increased populations. We will conti… Show more
Initiatives in 2024 included monitoring reporting to various government and participating in various events such as the Climate Fair Fishing Derby and Cultus Lake Day. We installed an air monitor at the Columbia Valley community hall and the Cultus Lake Community hall. We continued to intervene in the illegal dumping of waste material in the Columbia Valley south of lake and were successful to have the waste removed. We continued having volunteer divers disturb the invasive small mouth bass nests and engage researchers in monitoring their habitat for increased populations. We will continue working with the community school in regard to giving them the tools to monitor the water quality at the lake coordinating demonstration about bats and participating in pulling invasive species of plants in the local forests with the students. Working with DFO and Stewardship Centre of BC and Cultus Lake Park Board completed a demonstration greenshores salmon restoration project on the Cultus Lake shores helping with erosion prevention and water runoff.
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)41¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 41¢ 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)—
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)$11K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
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)41%
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, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $2K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $3K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $1K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $11K | 41¢ | — | — |
| 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
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- Vance, ErnieDirectorarm's length
- Clyne, DaveDirectorarm's length
- Axford, JohnDirectorarm's length
- Towler, CoraleaDirectorarm's length
- Fane, GrahamDirectorarm's length
- Vanderhelm, KathieDirectorarm'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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