LAKE WINDERMERE AMBASSADORS SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEnvironment·POST OFFICE BOX 601 · INVERMERE, BC · V0A 1K0·BN 801301714RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE LAKE WINDERMERE AMBASSADORS SOCIETY CONTINUED PROGRAMS WHICH FOCUSED ON THE PROTECTION OF LAKE WINDERMERE AND ITS WATERSHED THROUGH COMMUNITY MONITORY PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE HEALTH OF THE LAKE AND WATERSHED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEWARDSHIP SHORELINE CLEAN-UPS DISSEMINATION OF SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH AS WELL AS DELIVERY OF FREE AND EDUCATIONAL; KIDS CAMPS WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS. OUR PROGRAMS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR WERE A CONTINUATION OR EXPANSIONS OF ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR EXAMPLE THE AMBASSADORS WERE ABLE TO OFFER A GREEN SHORES FOR HOMES TRAINING WORKSHOP TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIT… Show more
THE LAKE WINDERMERE AMBASSADORS SOCIETY CONTINUED PROGRAMS WHICH FOCUSED ON THE PROTECTION OF LAKE WINDERMERE AND ITS WATERSHED THROUGH COMMUNITY MONITORY PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE HEALTH OF THE LAKE AND WATERSHED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEWARDSHIP SHORELINE CLEAN-UPS DISSEMINATION OF SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH AS WELL AS DELIVERY OF FREE AND EDUCATIONAL; KIDS CAMPS WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS. OUR PROGRAMS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR WERE A CONTINUATION OR EXPANSIONS OF ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR EXAMPLE THE AMBASSADORS WERE ABLE TO OFFER A GREEN SHORES FOR HOMES TRAINING WORKSHOP TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BEGIN TO STUDY RECREATIONAL IMPACTS ON LAKE WILDERMERER THROUGH UTILIZING YEARLY MONITORING DATA AND EXPANDING DATA COLLECTION. OFFERED GREEN SHORES FOR HOMES LEVEL 1 TRAINING WORKSHOP AND BEGAN RECREATION IMPACT STUDY ON LAKE WINDERMERE.
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)86¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ 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)14%
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)1.1 yr
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)$122K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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)39%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $187K | 88¢ | 12% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $159K | 65¢ | 14% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $137K | 83¢ | 17% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $167K | 87¢ | 13% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $109K | 86¢ | 14% | 1 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $122K | 86¢ | 14% | 1.1 yr |
| 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)
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Board of directors
12 directors reported · 10 of 12at arm's length
- RISDALE, SHAWNDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- SCHAEFER, TAOYADIRECTORarm's length
- FANDERL, MAXDIRECTORarm's length
- HARMSWORTH, L BUZZDIRECTORarm's length
- BRAR, GURMEETDIRECTORarm's length
- BEVERLEY, JENNIFERDIRECTORarm's length
- LANG, VICTORIADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MORRISON, REIDDIRECTORarm's length
- NICKERSON, SHANNONDIRECTORarm's length
- WATMOUGH, RYANDIRECTORarm's length
- SPENRATH, RICHARDDIRECTORarm's length
- DEAR, CANDISDIRECTORarm'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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