Guelph Field Naturalists
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 891557845RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,448) as filed with the CRA.
Guelph Field Naturalists is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $11K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,766.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $2,922 in 2024, the largest being $1,500 to Rare Charitable Nature Preserve. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3,309 in 2020 to $11K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Indoor and hybrid zoom series on nature-related topics and outdoor programs. Includes birdwing and wildflower society
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $11K | $4,384 | — | $4,681 | $21K |
| 2023 | $19K | $12K | $6,206 | — | $3,800 | $21K |
| 2022 | $12K | $14K | $8,539 | — | $3,652 | $13K |
| 2021 | $12K | $6,258 | — | — | $2,600 | $15K |
| 2020 | $3,309 | $5,701 | $304 | — | — | $8,871 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,922 to 2 qualified donees:
- Rare Charitable Nature Preserve$1,500
- University of Guelph - Arboretum$1,422
Received $1,766 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,766
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judy Brisson (president); Andrew Bailey (secretary); Christine Bates (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Guelph Field Naturalists’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891557845RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.