MERS MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SOCIETY
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·PO BOX 1168 · PORT MCNEILL, BC · V0N 2R0·BN 857599112RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$910K
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
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Is Mers Marine Education and Research Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 857599112RR0001. 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 Mers Marine Education and Research Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1168, PORT MCNEILL, BC, V0N 2R0. Source.
What does Mers Marine Education and Research Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "MERS conducts research on marine species and ecosystems and disseminate the results of this research to the public through presentations online and printed media and scientific publications. Additionally we provide training sessions on marine species ecosystems and conservation to the public. MERS also collects…" Full program description.
How much of Mers Marine Education and Research Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Mers Marine Education and Research Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $910K (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
MERS conducts research on marine species and ecosystems and disseminate the results of this research to the public through presentations online and printed media and scientific publications. Additionally we provide training sessions on marine species ecosystems and conservation to the public. MERS also collects data on the threats to marine species and strive to reduce these threats by publishing research findings through educational programs and through rescuing marine animals in distress. MERS also provides support to local artists and vendors who focus on marine ecosystems and sus… Show more
MERS conducts research on marine species and ecosystems and disseminate the results of this research to the public through presentations online and printed media and scientific publications. Additionally we provide training sessions on marine species ecosystems and conservation to the public. MERS also collects data on the threats to marine species and strive to reduce these threats by publishing research findings through educational programs and through rescuing marine animals in distress. MERS also provides support to local artists and vendors who focus on marine ecosystems and sustainability and enhance education through the display and sale of their work.
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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
0.6 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)$910K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
50%
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
7%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
50%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
43%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $252K | 53¢ | 40% | 1.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $287K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $88K | 84¢ | 16% | 2.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $319K | 84¢ | 19% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $582K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $910K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.6 yr |
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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
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- Thorpe, Leah IChairarm's length
- Etzkorn, Jake MVice Chairarm's length
- Govender, RhonaMember-at-largearm's length
- Bennett, HuddieMember-at-largearm's length
- Gordon, Donald ETreasurerarm's length
- Blakley, AnitaSecretaryarm'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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