Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation
Charitable organization · Pickering, Ontario · BN 890096183RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,151) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation is a charitable organization based in Pickering, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $30K in revenue and $18K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 50% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $17K in 2020 to $30K in 2024.
In its own words
To protect the environment by preserving ecosystems through the operation of a biological station for conservation preservation and monitoring of the tropical coastal rainforests and its wildlife in Costa Rica. To advance education by: -conducting environmental research on local wildlife and disseminating the results publicly through a newsletter; -produce teaching resources and providing classes lessons and educational talks in public forums on conservation education and the safe use of natural resources.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30K | $18K | $16K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2023 | $32K | $19K | $17K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $28K | $44K | $42K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2021 | $39K | $14K | $12K | — | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $17K | $19K | $16K | — | $0 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890096183RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.