Central Algoma Land Trust
Charitable organization · Desbarats, Ontario · BN 874003817RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($306,033) as filed with the CRA.
Central Algoma Land Trust is a charitable organization based in Desbarats, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $821K in revenue and $306K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. 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.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $186K in 2020 to $821K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The mission of the kensington conservancy is the establishment development maintenance and management of nature reserves and programs in the desbarats area for the conservation and preservation of the natural ecosystems. 1. Land preservation and protection and 2. Community outreach and public education - the kensington conservancy has been involved in many community projects that promote good environmental stewardship with a special emphasis on lands within the watershed.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $821K | $306K | $280K | $1,163 | — | $5.2M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $280K | $266K | — | — | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $728K | $280K | $259K | $1,720 | — | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $349K | $237K | $217K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $186K | $187K | $170K | — | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $39K from 3 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$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John (terry) Haight (2nd vice president); Richard Warren (president); Bess Celio (director); Susan Lang (director); Tom Dalton (treasurer); Libby O'Connell (director); Nancy Schrank (secretary); Alden Meyer (director); Kathleen McFadden (1st vice president); Phil Murray (director); Betsy Kingery (director); Jane Karhi (director); Brady Irwin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Central Algoma Land Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 874003817RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.