Grand River Conservation Foundation
Charitable organization · Cambridge, Ontario · BN 118946045RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,578,545) as filed with the CRA.
Grand River Conservation Foundation is a charitable organization based in Cambridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities.
In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $134K.
Compared with 257 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $1.6M in 2024, the largest being $1.6M to Grand River Conservation Authority. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Fundraising for projects of the grand river conservation authority (a qualified donee) primarily through direct asks by a volunteer board. Earn investment income on endowment funds and disburse prior year's investment income to projects according to each fund's purpose (including awarding grants to other qualified donees). Providing scholarships to students studying in a related field at a watershed college or university.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $1.6M | $13K | $20K | $1.6M | $2M |
| 2023 | $465K | $420K | $9,000 | $22K | $278K | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $328K | $525K | $4,857 | $15K | $494K | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $515K | $211K | $1,653 | $15K | $166K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $297K | $239K | $14K | $17K | $171K | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.6M to 14 qualified donees:
- Grand River Conservation Authority$1.6M
- Ramoth Life Centre of Mount Forest$1,000
- Guelph Enabling Garden$1,000
- Galt Horticultural Society$1,000
- St. John's Nursery School$750
- Waterloo Catholic District School Board$750
- Waterloo Region District School Board$750
- Bethel Stone United Church$750
- Wellington Catholic District School Board$500
- Waterloo Region District School Board$500
- Waterloo Catholic District School Board$500
- The Upper Grand District School Board$500
- Grand Erie District School Board$500
- Brant Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board$500
Received $134K from 10 charities:
- Patrick J McNally Charitable Foundation$40K
- Canadahelps Canadon$34K
- Canadahelps Canadon$34K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$19K
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$2,700
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- The Roger and Edith Davis Foundation$1,000
- United Way of Greater Toronto$516
- The Rotary Club of Brantford Sunrise$500
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ankur Gupta (chair); George Lourenco (director); Paul Salvini (director); Ted Smith (vice chair); Carolyn Weatherson (director); Robert Eilers (director); Jerry Lawlor (director); Karen Leiva (director); Phillip Milley (director); Rick Oosterveld (director); John Challinor II (grca chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grand River Conservation Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118946045RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.