Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail Inc.
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 835906231RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($261,595) as filed with the CRA.
Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail Inc. is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $452K in revenue and $262K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $173K.
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 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The establishment of a recreational multi-use trail for use by the general public in the province of ontario. The promotion of public interest and participation in the sports if cycling trail walking and hiking and to educate and increase the public's use of recreational trails to promote health and well-being.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $452K | $262K | $199K | — | — | $471K |
| 2023 | $219K | $175K | $133K | — | — | $280K |
| 2022 | $229K | $129K | $102K | $5,041 | — | $236K |
| 2021 | $274K | $135K | $69K | $12K | — | $154K |
| 2020 | $461K | $516K | $483K | $8,904 | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $173K from 12 charities:
- Abundance Canada$81K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$70K
- The Hogervorst Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,190
- Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien$3,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,836
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,445
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,000
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$832
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$126
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$123
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$90K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ruth McLelland (treasurer); John Kuepfer (chair of the board); Peter Gauthier (vice-chair); Michael Watson (secretary); Graham Vincent (capital funding chair); Timothy Hattle (director); Mathew Rynard (director); Robert Payne (director); Arlen Leeming (director); Ian Worte (advisor); Dave Conlon (advisor); Rebecca Wilson (advisor); Jeff Cowan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 835906231RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.