Friends of Bon Echo Park
Charitable organization · Cloyne, Ontario · BN 891716730RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($543,081) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Bon Echo Park is a charitable organization based in Cloyne, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $708K in revenue and $543K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $110.
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 23% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $361K in 2020 to $708K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Supporting the operations of the bon echo provincial park. Run ferry and tour boats provide nature/historical/ educational services operate gift shop run the weekend art show. Funding for the replacement and renovation of park equipment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $708K | $543K | $322K | — | — | $287K |
| 2023 | $698K | $719K | $531K | — | — | $122K |
| 2022 | $419K | $373K | $193K | — | — | $143K |
| 2021 | $337K | $287K | $196K | — | — | $97K |
| 2020 | $361K | $403K | $287K | $8,110 | — | $47K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $110 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$168K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leah Patry (chair); Stephane Deschenes (secretary/treasurer); John Todds (director); Kerry Uson (director); Josh Shiner (director); Richard Bryson (director); Stephanie Regent (director); Teri Woods (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Bon Echo Park’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891716730RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.