SAVE ESTUARY LAND SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEnvironment·1750 ADMIRAL TRYON BLVD · PARKSVILLE, BC · V9P 2V2·BN 786588079RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
81¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
19%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$0K
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 Save Estuary Land Society?
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Is Save Estuary Land Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 786588079RR0001. 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 Save Estuary Land Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1750 ADMIRAL TRYON BLVD, PARKSVILLE, BC, V9P 2V2. Source.
What does Save Estuary Land Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Save Estuary Land Society works with local government and stewardship groups in preparing guiding documents for the French Creek Estuary Nature Preserve including a 10 year Management Plan which was finalized in 2024. We organize and lead habitat restoration projects in the Nature Preserve for teams of volunteers…" Full program description.
How much of Save Estuary Land Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Save Estuary Land Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $0K (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
The Save Estuary Land Society works with local government and stewardship groups in preparing guiding documents for the French Creek Estuary Nature Preserve including a 10 year Management Plan which was finalized in 2024. We organize and lead habitat restoration projects in the Nature Preserve for teams of volunteers who remove invasive plants on a weekly basis. Through grant applications funding is secured to conduct ongoing scientific research such as hydrological assessment of the pond and wetlands and a watering program of native trees and shrubs planted by volunteers. In collaboration… Show more
The Save Estuary Land Society works with local government and stewardship groups in preparing guiding documents for the French Creek Estuary Nature Preserve including a 10 year Management Plan which was finalized in 2024. We organize and lead habitat restoration projects in the Nature Preserve for teams of volunteers who remove invasive plants on a weekly basis. Through grant applications funding is secured to conduct ongoing scientific research such as hydrological assessment of the pond and wetlands and a watering program of native trees and shrubs planted by volunteers. In collaboration with the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute species identification work resulted in the Nature Preserve being designated as one of Canada's Protected Areas by Environment Canada to protect its wildlife their habitat and to conserve and enhance biodiversity. Educational tours of the Nature Preserve to raise awareness about its biodiversity and ecological values is ongoing.
New programs
Volunteers are working with a Herpetologist and RPBio on a study to identify amphibians and reptiles in the pond wetlands and forests of the Nature Preserve. Project plans are being finalized for habitat restoration of riparian areas at the pond which include bank resloping invasive plant removal and planting of native trees and plants to enhance biodiversity which is funded through a grant from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.
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.
81¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 81¢ 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 81¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
19%
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)$0K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)36%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
60%
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
36%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
60%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
5%
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 | $6K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $25K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $2K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $0K | 81¢ | 19% | — |
| 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.
Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Foster, Denise SChairarm's length
- Bonell, PeterDirectorarm's length
- Arnold, Jennifer SDirectorarm's length
- Kimmerly, Jeannine ETreasurerarm's length
- Wilson, Susan DSecretaryarm'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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