OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEnvironment·6 - 477 MARTIN ST · PENTICTON, BC · V2A 5L2·BN 845398775RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$389K
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
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
Common questions
How do I donate to Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 845398775RR0001. 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 Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 6 - 477 MARTIN ST, PENTICTON, BC, V2A 5L2. Source.
What does Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSERVATION OF IMPORTANT HABITATS AND SPECIES AT RISK ON YOUR PROPERTY. THE SOCIETY OPERATES TO COOPERATIVELY PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY STEWARDSHIP OF IMPORTANT HABITAT ON PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN COMMUNITIES. -PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RECOGNITION OF DEMOSTRATION PROJECTS AND OUSTANDING…" Full program description.
How much of Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $389K (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
PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSERVATION OF IMPORTANT HABITATS AND SPECIES AT RISK ON YOUR PROPERTY. THE SOCIETY OPERATES TO COOPERATIVELY PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY STEWARDSHIP OF IMPORTANT HABITAT ON PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN COMMUNITIES. -PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RECOGNITION OF DEMOSTRATION PROJECTS AND OUSTANDING STEWARDS IN OUR NEWSLETTER -SUPPORTING COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES OR GROUPS TO IMPROVE HABITAT IN LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOODS -TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS AND BY CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SAVING S… Show more
PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSERVATION OF IMPORTANT HABITATS AND SPECIES AT RISK ON YOUR PROPERTY. THE SOCIETY OPERATES TO COOPERATIVELY PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY STEWARDSHIP OF IMPORTANT HABITAT ON PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN COMMUNITIES. -PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RECOGNITION OF DEMOSTRATION PROJECTS AND OUSTANDING STEWARDS IN OUR NEWSLETTER -SUPPORTING COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES OR GROUPS TO IMPROVE HABITAT IN LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOODS -TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS AND BY CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH SAVING SUPPORTING PROTECTING OR ASSISTING STRESSED OR ENDANGERED FORMS OF LIFE AND RESTORING BIODIVERSIT -PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS PLANTING NATIVE VEGETATION ALONG A STREAM FENCING LIVESTOCK OUT OF SENSITIVE HABITAT OR REVEGETATING AN ERODED GRASSLAND -PROVIDING ADVICE FROM ON A STEWARDSHIP AND PERMANET CONSERVATION OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITY. PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE LAND STEWARDS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ON HABITAT CONSERVATION RESTORATION AND PROTECTION
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.
100¢
As filed: 100¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
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
0.5 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$389K
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 ↗
64%
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
64%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
31%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $265K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $255K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $254K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $277K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $308K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $389K | 100¢ | 6% | 0.5 yr |
| 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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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- BERSEA, DIANNE CCHAIRarm's length
- MILES, JENNIFERVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- MILLER, AMANDADIRECTORarm's length
- BISARO, JILLIANSECRETARY-TREASURERarm's length
- PIORECKY, MELANIEDIRECTORarm's length
- HOLM, MARGARETDIRECTORarm's length
- DURANCE, EVADIRECTORarm'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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