Transparency
Financial transparency is one of our core values - that's why we post our yearly expenditures and show exactly where donations go--to our own projects or to other charities furthering our mission.
2024
Startup year | $0 in expenditures/admin costs
2025
DONATIONS RECEIVED
Fundraiser (Jun 8): $580.05
Fundraiser (Jul 18): $300
Fundraiser (Jul 20): $360
Fundraiser (Aug 9): $315.60
Donations (Aug 9): $250
Fundraiser (Aug 24): $300
Donation (Sept 13): $200
Donation (Sept 13): $5
Donation (Sept 21): $14.15
Additional Donation: $5
YEARLY EXPENDITURE
Total expenditure for all programs:
$2,025
OUR OWN PROGRAMS
Pollinator Garden Program
​Expenditure: $25
(We received plant, soil & tool donations which lowered the cost)
PROGRAM SPENDING
Nature/Habitat Protection, Preservation & Conservation: $1,050
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Food Circularity & Preventing Food Waste: $250
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Indigenous Food Forests: $200
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Environmental Justice, Pollinators, Plastic Reduction & Climate Change:
$500
OTHER CHARITIES
Charity 1: Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC)
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Restoring rainforest (cut down to be pasture) by planting native trees and plants.
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Charity 2: The Orangutan Project
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Protecting critical, mature rainforest endangered orangutan habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia.​
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Charity 3: Ancient Forest Alliance
Amount donated: $50
Charity description: Protects endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia
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Charity 4: Friends of the Earth
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Works on Canadian eco justice, plastic pollution, climate change and protecting pollinators.
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Charity 5: Second Harvest
Amount donated: $250
Charity description: Recovers fresh, unsold food to protect the environment & provide immediate hunger relief.
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​Charity 6: Kinvia Indigenous
Amount donated: $200
Charity description: Creates sustainable food forests for Canadian Indigenous peoples.​​
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Legal Registration: $155
+ Name search: $15.59
Website: $102.60
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Total: $273.19
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How did we cover admin costs?:
Registration: fundraised through event in 2024
Name search cost: funded by private donor*
Website cost: funded by private donor*
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*Private donors generously covered these costs, so all money fundraised/donated directly to the nonprofit will be spent on our programs.
Please note, admin costs will be highest in our first operating year
2026 will be updated in Nov 2026
Help us continue our work protecting nature & pollinators
We're a small, community-based nonprofit so your donation is REALLY helpful.
We don't have any employees, don't have a fundraising budget, and try to keep admin costs very low so as much of your donation as possible goes to the charitable cause.
Even if you can just donate $5, your donation goes a long way.
It means a lot to us that you want to support our work to create a better planet for all.
