AVALANCHE CANADA
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 560 · REVELSTOKE, BC · V0E 2S0·BN 846789741RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
87¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
13%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$5.2M
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 Avalanche Canada?
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Is Avalanche Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 846789741RR0001. 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 Avalanche Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 560, REVELSTOKE, BC, V0E 2S0. Source.
What does Avalanche Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Forecasts: Delivery of daily avalanche forecasts November 23 – April 28 for mountainous regions of western Canada. Twice-weekly forecasts for Newfoundland’s Long Range Mountains for 10 weeks January - March. Training: Administration of nationally recognized recreational Avalanche Canada Training program: nearly 11 000…" Full program description.
How much of Avalanche Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Avalanche Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $5.2M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Forecasts: Delivery of daily avalanche forecasts November 23 – April 28 for mountainous regions of western Canada. Twice-weekly forecasts for Newfoundland’s Long Range Mountains for 10 weeks January - March. Training: Administration of nationally recognized recreational Avalanche Canada Training program: nearly 11 000 students last year. Outreach: 11 Webinars: 3 000 viewers. Delivered or supported ~35 in-person events. Youth education: Deliver winter safety and avalanche awareness programs to nearly 11 000 K – 12 students. Research: Provide funding to and collaborate with Simon Fraser Universi… Show more
Forecasts: Delivery of daily avalanche forecasts November 23 – April 28 for mountainous regions of western Canada. Twice-weekly forecasts for Newfoundland’s Long Range Mountains for 10 weeks January - March. Training: Administration of nationally recognized recreational Avalanche Canada Training program: nearly 11 000 students last year. Outreach: 11 Webinars: 3 000 viewers. Delivered or supported ~35 in-person events. Youth education: Deliver winter safety and avalanche awareness programs to nearly 11 000 K – 12 students. Research: Provide funding to and collaborate with Simon Fraser University’s avalanche research program. Website and social media: 6.1 million page views on our website 33K Facebook followers 53K Instagram followers 43K app users. Mountain Information Network: Free online platform for users to share backcountry observations; 3 300 posts over 100K views. Avalanche terrain mapping: Mapping select regions using a scale that measures exposure to avalanche terrain. Provincial partnerships: Support Avalanche Quebec to deliver forecasts and services in French. Bilingual products: Deliver online education youth programs monthly newsletters special public avalanche warnings and annual report in both official languages.
New programs
AvCan Podcast: produced nine podcasts on avalanche topics. Forecast for Haines Pass Yukon: In collaboration with the Haines Avalanche Center in AK transitioned pilot project into regular forecast product for this popular area for users from Whitehorse. Ice Climbing Atlas: now provides information on avalanche terrain and avalanche history for 24 popular ice climbs in the Rocky Mountains. In year 2 of 3 of SAR NIF grant to develop avalanche fatality database.
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.
87¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 87¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
13%
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
0.1 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$5.2M
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 ↗
11%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
11%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $2.4M | 71¢ | 12% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $2.8M | 80¢ | 13% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $2.8M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $4.1M | 89¢ | 11% | 0 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $4.5M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $5.2M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.1 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Seel, KevinPresidentarm's length
- Williams, KevinVice-Presidentarm's length
- McMynn, MichaelTreasurerarm's length
- Pawliuk, CurtisDirectorarm's length
- Palechuk, TerryDirectorarm's length
- Shier, JeremyDirectorarm's length
- Jackson, WilliamDirectorarm's length
- Angus, CatherineDirectorarm's length
- Campbell, ChristieDirectorarm's length
- Gingles, KellyDirectorarm'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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