REVELSTOKE BEAR AWARE
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·PO BOX 674 · REVELSTOKE, BC · V0E 2S0·BN 861591170RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
36¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
63%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$54K
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 Revelstoke Bear Aware?
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Is Revelstoke Bear Aware a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 861591170RR0001. 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 Revelstoke Bear Aware located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 674, REVELSTOKE, BC, V0E 2S0. Source.
What does Revelstoke Bear Aware do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Revelstoke Bear Aware continues to collaborate with the City of Revelstoke Parks Canada Conservation Officers the Local Food Initiative Revelstoke Food Bank local businesses community volunteers and other partners to improve bear attractant management in and around Revelstoke. We are working closely with the…" Full program description.
How much of Revelstoke Bear Aware's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 36¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Revelstoke Bear Aware?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $54K (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
Revelstoke Bear Aware continues to collaborate with the City of Revelstoke Parks Canada Conservation Officers the Local Food Initiative Revelstoke Food Bank local businesses community volunteers and other partners to improve bear attractant management in and around Revelstoke. We are working closely with the City to roll out the upcoming bear-resistant waste management system by advising on and developing educational materials about best practices. In addition human-bear safety education is delivered through door-to-door visits social media farmers market visits the website print … Show more
Revelstoke Bear Aware continues to collaborate with the City of Revelstoke Parks Canada Conservation Officers the Local Food Initiative Revelstoke Food Bank local businesses community volunteers and other partners to improve bear attractant management in and around Revelstoke. We are working closely with the City to roll out the upcoming bear-resistant waste management system by advising on and developing educational materials about best practices. In addition human-bear safety education is delivered through door-to-door visits social media farmers market visits the website print materials school and camp sessions and a phone and online bear and waste reporting system. The Fruit Gleaning and Fruit Share programs are also in place to manage fruit attractants. Revelstoke Bear Awareness Day and the Kokanee Fish Fest are key events that engage and educate the community in a fun interactive way.
New programs
New programs include creating a newcomers educational package to educate new residents on best practices for bear safety. Additionally last year's GIS fruit tree map will be developed into a valuable resource for the organization city and community. Further expansion of the Cub Crew Program is underway and plans for 2025 include launching a retail line to diversify the organization’s revenue streams.
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.
36¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 36¢ 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 36¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
63%
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)$54K
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 ↗
41%
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
41%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
59%
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 | $65K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $16K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $41K | 58¢ | 42% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $67K | 22¢ | 2% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $41K | 61¢ | 37% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $54K | 36¢ | 63% | — |
| 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
- Kent, StevePresidentarm's length
- Harding, BeverleyVice Presidentarm's length
- Crockford, JenniferDirectorarm's length
- Chorney, StanTreasurerarm's length
- Wisener, VirginiaDirectorarm's length
- Valge, EvelynSecretaryarm's length
- Hulburd, TessDirectorarm'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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