Grand River Conservation Authority
Charitable organization · Cambridge, Ontario · BN 107447435RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,197,093) as filed with the CRA.
Grand River Conservation Authority is a charitable organization based in Cambridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $41.8M in revenue and $34.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.6M.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 134 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 27 names.
In its own words
Mandatory programs include watershed management flood forecasting and warning the operation of water control structures such as dams and dikes resource planning conservation lands management and the drinking water source protection program. Other non-mandatory programs include watershed services tree nursery operation and planting services special conservation projects outdoor environmental education property rentals hydro production and conservation area operations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41.8M | $34.2M | $13.5M | — | — | $152.5M |
| 2023 | $36.5M | $32.3M | $903K | — | $24K | $144.9M |
| 2022 | $49.1M | $30.3M | $971K | — | $0 | $140.7M |
| 2021 | $31.1M | $28M | $679K | $1,330 | — | $121.9M |
| 2020 | $30.8M | $25.9M | $923K | $198K | — | $118.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.6M from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions134
- Total compensation, all staff$19.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Armstrong (secretary treasurer); Bruce Banbury (director); John Challinor II (chair); Brian Coleman (director); James Erb (director); Susan Foxton (director); Guy Gardhouse (director); Daniel Lawrence (director); Samantha Lawson (cao); Chris White (director); Kevin Davis (director); Jerry Smith (director); Doug Craig (director); Pam Wolf (director); Mike Devine (director); Gordon Graevette (director); Colleen James (director); Sandy Shantz (director); Rob Shirton (director); Alex Wilson (director); Gino Caputo (director); Ken Yee Chew (director); Christine Billings (director); Lisa Hern (director); Shawn Watters (vice chair); David Miller (director); Matt Rodrigues (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grand River Conservation Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107447435RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.