Bird Ecology and Conservation Ontario
Publicly funded institution · York, Ontario · BN 837857572RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($247,890) as filed with the CRA.
Bird Ecology and Conservation Ontario is a charitable organization based in York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $268K in revenue and $248K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 64% from government, 24% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. Research to advance the conservation of songbird species at risk in agricultural landscapes; and 2. Research to improve our understanding of the distribution abundance and productivity of songbird species at risk.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $268K | $248K | $228K | $1,988 | — | $76K |
| 2023 | $247K | $242K | $223K | $1,925 | — | $56K |
| 2022 | $184K | $182K | $168K | $1,830 | — | $51K |
| 2021 | $200K | $201K | $185K | $1,910 | — | $49K |
| 2020 | $194K | $173K | $159K | $1,767 | — | $50K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $41K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$216K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joshua Shook (director); Jessica Steiner (director); Erin Thackray (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bird Ecology and Conservation Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837857572RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.