Canadian Museum of Nature Foundation Fondation du Musée Canadien de la Nature
Public foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 741324099RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($178,007) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Museum of Nature Foundation Fondation du Musée Canadien de la Nature is a public foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $178K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 47% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $250K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
The organization was formed to receive or maintain a fund or funds in order to support the many activities undertaken by the canadian museum of nature.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $178K | $103K | — | — | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $796K | $139K | — | $611K | $3M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $691K | $203K | — | $462K | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $552K | $157K | — | $383K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $1M | $294K | $83K | — | $170K | $733K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $250K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Crosbie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Museum of Nature Foundation Fondation du Musée Canadien de la Nature’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 741324099RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.