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SALT SPRING SANCTUARY SOCIETY

Private foundationEnvironment·162 WESTCOTT RD · SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC · V8K 1C2·BN 862446028RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Disbursed to charities T1

0%

of spending, to other registered charities

Operating overhead T1

3%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$3K

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 is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.

Common questions

How do I donate to Salt Spring Sanctuary Society?

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Is Salt Spring Sanctuary Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 862446028RR0001. 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 Salt Spring Sanctuary Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 162 WESTCOTT RD, SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC, V8K 1C2. Source.

What does Salt Spring Sanctuary Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Conducting trials of new varieties of all kinds of vegetables. Maintenance of membership database and members' plant evaluations. Answering letters phone calls and emails from both individuals and communities regarding seed saving. Encouraging and advising communities on starting their own seed banks." Full program description.

How much does Salt Spring Sanctuary Society disburse to other charities?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 0% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Salt Spring Sanctuary Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $3K (F2024).

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Conducting trials of new varieties of all kinds of vegetables. Maintenance of membership database and members' plant evaluations. Answering letters phone calls and emails from both individuals and communities regarding seed saving. Encouraging and advising communities on starting their own seed banks.

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.

Disbursed to qualified donees

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.

T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

3%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$3K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

62%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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

    62%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    38%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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.

Board of directors

9 directors reported · 7 of 9at arm's length

  • Jason, Danarm's length
  • Adams, RupertPresidentarm's length
  • Fox, KyTreasurerarm's length
  • Dobie, Sheilaarm's length
  • McEachern, Meghanarm's length
  • Vicario, FernandoVice Presidentarm's length
  • Kay, Nigelnot at arm's length
  • Flury, MeganSecretarynot at arm's length
  • Shatford, Jeffarm'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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