SHERINGHAM POINT LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 1002 STN MAIN · SOOKE, BC · V9Z 1J1·BN 858885940RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
10¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
14%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$87K
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 Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society?
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Is Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 858885940RR0001. 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 Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1002 STN MAIN, SOOKE, BC, V9Z 1J1. Source.
What does Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Preserve & protect the Nationally Designated Heritage Lighthouse at Sheringham Point & surrounding property & traditional access for the public; fulfill all the requirement of the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act including collection of historic information oral history manage Jennie's trail. Continue managing…" Full program description.
How much of Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 10¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $87K (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
Preserve & protect the Nationally Designated Heritage Lighthouse at Sheringham Point & surrounding property & traditional access for the public; fulfill all the requirement of the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act including collection of historic information oral history manage Jennie's trail. Continue managing Flea Beach (MOT right of way) & manage & protect local property for environmental safety. Continue protection and rehabilitating passive parkland at the shore. Continue and expand Orca protection and monitoring. Assist with CORAL program at UVIC; assist with Orca monitoring; assist … Show more
Preserve & protect the Nationally Designated Heritage Lighthouse at Sheringham Point & surrounding property & traditional access for the public; fulfill all the requirement of the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act including collection of historic information oral history manage Jennie's trail. Continue managing Flea Beach (MOT right of way) & manage & protect local property for environmental safety. Continue protection and rehabilitating passive parkland at the shore. Continue and expand Orca protection and monitoring. Assist with CORAL program at UVIC; assist with Orca monitoring; assist with weather monitoring. Interpretation has been completed and staffed on weekends. Binoculars added to view whales.
New programs
Continued work with the Elementary School Ambassador program. Continuing attendance in community events for raising awareness and promotion of the Lighthouse.
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.
10¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 10¢ 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 10¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · 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)$87K
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 ↗
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
60%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
40%
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 | $36K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $21K | — | 9% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $57K | — | 7% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $128K | 0¢ | 3% | 186.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $104K | 4¢ | 17% | 24.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $87K | 10¢ | 14% | — |
| 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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Walls, JohnPresidentarm's length
- Alcock, Terri VTreasurerarm's length
- Turner, WilliamDirectorarm's length
- Quinn, RebeccaSecretaryarm's length
- McKay, ScottVice Presidentarm's length
- Galizio, MichaelPresident Emeritusarm's length
- Oliphant, DonaldTreasurerarm's length
- Fawcett, IanDirectorarm's length
- Bruton, Elanie CDirectorarm'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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