Friends of the ST Clair River
Publicly funded institution · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 892469149RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,524) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the ST Clair River is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $2,895 in revenue and $12K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,865.
Compared with 163 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $26K in 2020 to $2,895 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1) promotion of conservation beautification and environmental activities associated with the st clair river. 2) assist with the development & implementation of the st clair river remedial action plan.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,895 | $12K | $12K | — | — | $24K |
| 2023 | $26K | $37K | $37K | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $25K | $23K | $23K | — | — | $43K |
| 2021 | $24K | $7,809 | $7,809 | — | — | $41K |
| 2020 | $26K | $30K | $30K | — | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,865 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Terry Burrell (treasurer director); Craig Griffiths (director); Ken Hall (director vice-president); Kristina Lee (director); Brenda Lorenz (president director); Susan Macfarlane (director); Jacqueline Marcoux (director); Luis Torres-Pulgarin (director); Mellissa Wambui (director); Michael Moroney (secretary director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the ST Clair River’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892469149RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.