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PACIFIC FOUNDATION FOR UNDERSTANDING NATURE SOCIETY

Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·2823 SECHELT DRIVE · NORTH VANCOUVER, BC · V7H 1P5·BN 889578464RR0001·website ↗

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

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN - CAPACITY SUPPORT PARTICIPATION AND NETWORKING THROUGH CLASSROOMS TO COMMUNITIES (C2C) FOR ADULTS THROUGH ENV ED OF BC (WALKING THE TALK) - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT & BIO-CULTURAL EDUCATION ADVISORY AND MENTORSHIP ASSISTANCE - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT & BIO-CULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EVENTS MEETINGS DIALOGUES SPEAKERS - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT & BIO-CULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP IN URBAN/SUBURBAN SETTINGS Show more

CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN - CAPACITY SUPPORT PARTICIPATION AND NETWORKING THROUGH CLASSROOMS TO COMMUNITIES (C2C) FOR ADULTS THROUGH ENV ED OF BC (WALKING THE TALK) - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT & BIO-CULTURAL EDUCATION ADVISORY AND MENTORSHIP ASSISTANCE - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT & BIO-CULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EVENTS MEETINGS DIALOGUES SPEAKERS - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENT & BIO-CULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP IN URBAN/SUBURBAN SETTINGS - CAPACITY SUPPORT FOR YOUTH & LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FUNDING DIRECT EXPERIENCE LEARNING IN EXPERIENTIAL NATURE & PLACE-BASED LEARNING - CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT/DIALOGUE WITH CHEAKAMUS FOUNDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING - CAPACITY SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING (IEL) - CAPACITY SUPPORT PARTICIPATION AND NETWORKING THROUGH CLASSROOM TO COMMUNITIES (C2C) - CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES IN EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL & BIOCULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR EMERGENT AND ESTABLISHED EXPERIENTIAL NATURE & PLACE-BASED LEARNING EDUCATORS. - CAPACITY SUPPORT PARTICIPATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUTDOORS TL STORE - CAPACITY SUPPORT PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC COURSES AND PROGRAMS WORKING WITH POST-SECONDARY STUDENT PROGRAMS @ GRADUATE LEVEL - CAPACITY SUPPORT FOR TAKE ME OUTSIDE CONFERENCE

New programs

CAPACITY SUPPORT THROUGH PROMOTION OF REGIONAL AND CANADIAN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES BY INDIGENOUS AND NON-INDIGENOUS AUTHORS/CREATORS RELATED TO EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL & CULTURAL EDUCATION - CAPACITY SUPPORT THROUGH MENTORSHIP OF NORTH VANCOUVER OUTDOORS SCHOOL ALUMNI SOCIETY (NVOSAS)

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

96¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

4%

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 ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$7K

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 ↗

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 ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$0K100%
2020-12-31$21K100¢0%
2021-12-31$13K99¢1%
2022-12-31$7K99¢1%
2023-12-31$37K99¢1%
2024-12-31$7K96¢4%
trend

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 618 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

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

  • EHLING, DIANE ADIRECTORarm's length
  • ELDERTON, VICTOR JDIRECTORarm's length
  • JENKINS, CATHY DDIRECTORarm's length
  • LAM, BETHONY JDIRECTORarm's length
  • LAUZON, NATALIEDIRECTORarm's length
  • PEAKE, DOUGLAS PDIRECTORarm's length
  • TUNNOCH, CHRISTINE EDIRECTORarm'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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