Countryside Camp and Conference Centre Association
Charitable organization · Cambridge, Ontario · BN 866699986RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,135,672) as filed with the CRA.
Countryside Camp and Conference Centre Association is a charitable organization based in Cambridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $400K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
In 2024 our rental ministry operated at full capacity as well as our christian summer camp ministry 'camp shalom.' we served 55 church and npo groups throughout the year. We opened our summer camp program expanding our on-site day camp to over 500 children. Overall we had a very good year in attendance serving 1035 children youth and adults with special needs both inside and outside in large circus type tents in cabin groups. Each program session included 15 hours of religious instruction character bulding activities and leadership training.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $15K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $14K | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $896K | $805K | $20K | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $612K | $580K | $527K | $7,044 | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $400K | $479K | $431K | $10K | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 18 charities:
- The Drayton Reformed Church Inc.$25K
- The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation$15K
- Riverside Community Reformed Church$11K
- Ebenezer Reformed Church of Stoney Creek Inc.$5,500
- The Harry E Foster Charitable Foundation$5,000
- The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation$5,000
- D.H. Falle Family Foundation$5,000
- Forestview Community Church Grimsby Ontario$4,400
- Emmanuel Reformed Church of Woodstock$3,166
- The First Reformed Church of ST. Catherines$3,000
- Emmanuel Reformed Church$2,175
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,920
- Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church of Bowmanville$870
- Bethel Reformed Church$800
- New Hope Reformed Church of Mississauga Inc.$800
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$800
- Maranatha Reformed Church$655
- Water Street Christian Reformed Church of Guelph$600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$536K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Van Rootselaar (director/chair); Doug Nieuwstraten (director/president); Joel Detmar (director/v.president); Tim Patridge (ex officio); Caleb Burrill (director (e)); Moria Gandi (director); Joy Keefer (director (e)); Tony Her (director (e)); Katrina King (director (e)); Marco Lima (director (e)); Humberto Lopes (director); Quinon Mol (director (e)); Bill Wensink (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Countryside Camp and Conference Centre Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866699986RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.