Cottonwood Mansion Preservation Foundation
Charitable organization · Selkirk, Ontario · BN 131961773RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($263,972) as filed with the CRA.
Cottonwood Mansion Preservation Foundation is a charitable organization based in Selkirk, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $202K in revenue and $264K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
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 80% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $202K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To preserve the site known as cottonwood mansion though collecting preserving and interpeting the building and it grounds and artifacts as a living museum. The cottonwood maison encourages the public to experiance the victorian and edwardian eras. The visiting public we hope will become lifetime learners community supporters and promoters of this local herititage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $202K | $264K | $254K | — | — | $618K |
| 2023 | $266K | $149K | — | — | — | $757K |
| 2022 | $174K | $86K | $81K | — | — | $644K |
| 2021 | $48K | $65K | — | — | — | $616K |
| 2020 | $14K | $36K | — | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$54K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marissa Benjamin (chair); Adrienne Johnston (director); Dennis Pine (vice-chair); Kateryna Kolotylo (treasurer); Judy Mirault (director); Debbie Schell (director); Holly Schell (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cottonwood Mansion Preservation Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131961773RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.