Farmers for Climate Solutions
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 704135300RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,168,102) as filed with the CRA.
Farmers for Climate Solutions is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $3.2M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Programs and advocacy relating to environmentally responsible agricultural practices.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.1M | — | — | $23K |
| 2023 | $14K | $14K | $12K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.2M from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brent Preston (board president); Sarah Bakker (treasurer); Jennifer Deol (director); Wesley Godden (director); Blain Hjertaas (director); Derek Leahy (director); Tony McQuail (director); Antonious Petro (director); Julia Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Farmers for Climate Solutions’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 704135300RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.