Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
Charitable organization · Lion's Head, Ontario · BN 884545112RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($92,541) as filed with the CRA.
Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory is a charitable organization based in Lion's Head, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $86K in revenue and $93K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 211 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $57K in 2020 to $86K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To organize and participate in migration monitoring bird banding and research projects related to wild birds their habitats conservation and other aspects of natural history on the Bruce Peninsula (Saugeen) area of Ontario; to operate a bird migration and banding station on the Bruce Peninsula (Saugeen); to conduct educational programs for the public schools volunteers members and local community; to offer support and participate in local provincial national and international monitoring and conservation initiatives; and to conduct research projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $86K | $93K | $89K | — | $0 | $104K |
| 2023 | $90K | $81K | $75K | — | $0 | $102K |
| 2022 | $96K | $86K | $79K | — | $0 | $93K |
| 2021 | $187K | $71K | $71K | $460 | — | $59K |
| 2020 | $57K | $45K | $42K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$4,292
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Thorn (vice-president); Tania Havelka (director); Laura Johnston (treasurer); Miriam Oudejans (director); Edward (ted) Cheskey (president); Al Woodhouse (secretary); Sydney Shepherd (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 884545112RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.