Friends in Sportfishing
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 894502996RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,220) as filed with the CRA.
Friends in Sportfishing is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $67K in revenue and $54K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 38% from government, 37% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,951.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $67K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Friends in Sportfishing continues to provide free boating and fishing trips in eastern Ontario for people with special needs. In 2024 we provided these experiences to 1 481 seniors youth and persons with special needs from three locations: Dows Lake Pavilion Parks Canada Long Island Locks on the Rideau River and the RCMP Conference & Recreation Centre downstream of the Long Island Locks. Demand for our services continues to increase by those organizations that work to improve the quality of life experiences for their clients through harmony with nature.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $67K | $54K | $53K | — | $0 | $117K |
| 2023 | $27K | $21K | $20K | — | $0 | $106K |
| 2022 | $12K | $14K | $7,297 | — | $0 | $96K |
| 2021 | $12K | $8,361 | $8,361 | — | $0 | $99K |
| 2020 | $15K | $23K | $22K | — | — | $128K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,951 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$3,469
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Serge Brissette (director); Ron Chaytor (director); Val Dix (director); Roy MaCrae (director); Jack McArton (director); Patrick OBrien (president director); Marie-Jo Proulix (vice-president director); Stephen Hanson (secretary director); Rose Marie Farley (treasurer director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends in Sportfishing’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 894502996RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.