Sierra Club BC

301 - 2994 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC V8T 4N4
Executive Director: Bob Peart
Board Chair: Gail Riddell

Website: www.sierraclub.bc.ca
Charitable Reg. #: 11914 9797 RR0001

Sector: Environment

Operating Charity

Charity Rating

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Donor Accountability

Grade: A-

The grade is based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Financial Transparency

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity's website [ Audited financial statement for most recent year ]

Need for Funding

Funding Reserves Program Costs

Spending Breakdown

Full-time staff #10

Avg. Compensation $57,609

Top 10 Staff Salary Range

$350k +	0
$300k - $350k	0
$250k - $300k	0
$200k - $250k	0
$160k - $200k	0
$120k - $160k	0
$80k - $120k	0
$40k - $80k	8
< $40k	2

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2014

About Sierra Club BC:

Founded in 1969, the Sierra Club of British Columbia Foundation fights to conserve and protect British Columbia’s environment and wildlife from the harmful effects of climate change. The charity also runs education programs to spread knowledge about the value of nature and the importance of climate stability.

Sierra Club BC runs campaigns that spread awareness about the importance of the province’s wildlife and biodiversity. In 2015, 28% of program spending went toward such activities. Within the year, Sierra Club BC protected 3.1 million hectares of land in the Great Bear rainforest by making endangered old-growth trees on the land off-limits to logging. 85% of the Great Bear Rainforest is now protected from logging, which represents 12% of Earth’s remaining ancient coastal temperate rainforests.

Sierra Club BC also runs campaigns that promote the transition to a low-carbon economy and a more stable climate. These activities accounted for 36% of program spending in 2015. During the year, the charity worked with UVic’s Environmental Law Center and created the Blind Spot report. The report proposes a climate test for the province to use to measure proposed energy projects against their climate impacts. Sierra Club BC submitted the report to the British Columbia Climate Leadership team and it is currently under review.

Sierra Club BC works in schools by providing 90-minute education sessions to elementary classes, where team members teach children about local wildlife and the importance of biodiversity. In 2015, the charity delivered 220 sessions across B.C. and reached over 5,500 students. Based on total operating costs – assuming costs related to the charity’s low-carbon economy and biodiversity programs relate to content taught in the education sessions – Sierra Club BC spent $4,953 per education session in 2015.

Financial Review:

Sierra Club BC is a small-cap charity that received $854k in donations in F2015. Administrative costs are 6% of revenues and fundraising costs are 33% of donations, which falls just within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

Funding reserves of $277k cover only 38% of program costs, indicating a funding need. The charity's funding reserves consist only of cash and cash equivalents.

This charity report is an update that is currently being reviewed by Sierra Club BC. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 8, 2016 by Katie Khodawandi.

Financial Ratios Fiscal year ending December	2015	2014	2013
Administrative costs as % of revenues	6.2%	8.6%	15.5%
Fundraising costs as % of donations	32.7%	32.5%	27.3%
Program cost coverage (%)	37.9%	49.0%	60.3%

Summary Financial Statements All figures in $s	2015	2014	2013
Donations	854,413	826,593	835,728
Government funding	133,546	115,856	119,132
Business activities (net)	0	0	1,200
Investment income	0	17,621	4,769
Other income	51,684	1,423	30,873
Total revenues	1,039,643	961,493	991,702
Program costs	730,776	666,505	642,786
Administrative costs	63,979	81,205	152,855
Fundraising costs	279,602	268,716	227,919
Other costs	7,771	8,051	6,657
Cash flow from operations	(42,485)	(62,984)	(38,515)
Funding reserves	276,939	326,599	387,342

Note: Sublease revenue of $1k in F2013, included in business activities revenue, is reported gross of expenses. Government funding of $119k in F2013 was obtained from the charity’s T3010 CRA filing and backed out of donations. Investment income figures of $18k in F2014 and $5k in F2013 were obtained from the charity’s T3010 CRA filing and backed out of other income. The charity’s F2015 T3010 CRA filing was not available at the time this profile was created. Ci adjusted for changes in grants receivable, changing donations by $19k in F2015 and ($38k) in F2014. Community Gaming grants of $109k in F2015 and $100k in F2014 are included in government grants. Included in program costs are salaries and benefits, rent and occupancy costs, and charitable activities carried out under agency agreements as reported in the charity’s audited financial statements.

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