Friends of the Experimental Lakes Area Inc.
Public foundation · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 864984950RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,028) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Experimental Lakes Area Inc. is a public foundation based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, it reported $215 in revenue and $1,028 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8 in 2020 to $215 in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
In the assistance or furtherance of research facilities which may be undertaken at existing facilities located in northwestern ontario using certain lakes and watersheds set aside for such purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $215 | $1,028 | — | — | — | $653 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | $466 |
| 2020 | $8 | $961 | — | — | — | $466 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Michael Paterson (secretary); Raymond Hesslein (director); Vincent ST. Louis (director); Gail Asper (director); Richard Bodaly (president).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Experimental Lakes Area Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864984950RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.