Friends of Laura Secord
Publicly funded institution · Niagara-ON-The-Lake, Ontario · BN 827761081RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($74,039) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Laura Secord is a charitable organization based in Niagara-ON-The-Lake, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $57K in revenue and $74K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,812.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,524 in 2020 to $57K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The organization was established to maintain the laura secord legacy trail and to organize various events and projects related to the legacy of laura secord.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $74K | — | — | — | -$13K |
| 2023 | $72K | $83K | — | — | — | $4,776 |
| 2022 | $207K | $213K | — | — | — | $16K |
| 2021 | $5,000 | $5,975 | $1,273 | — | — | $22K |
| 2020 | $8,524 | $18K | $7,315 | — | — | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,812 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,812
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Caroline McCormick (president); David Brown (vice president); Jee Yan Chu (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Laura Secord’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 827761081RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.