Headwaters Communities in Action
Publicly funded institution · Orangeville, Ontario · BN 814535225RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($225,905) as filed with the CRA.
Headwaters Communities in Action is a charitable organization based in Orangeville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under research. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $240K in revenue and $226K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,616.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Volunteer dufferin - an online portal matching volunteers with organizations that need them; headwaters food and farming alliance- advancing the headwaters food charter and action plan including publication of the headwaters farm fresh guide and farm to school programs; dc moves - a collaborative support network for human service organizations; community well-being - measuring and reporting on local indicators of well-being and community action addressing priorities and gaps; tracking municipal and community activity on trails; back bone organizational support for citizen's group; managing du…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $240K | $226K | $226K | — | — | $91K |
| 2023 | $281K | $303K | $291K | $12K | — | $77K |
| 2022 | $236K | $220K | $217K | $3,317 | — | $99K |
| 2021 | $159K | $191K | — | — | — | $83K |
| 2020 | $193K | $174K | — | — | — | $115K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,616 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Neetu Dane (treasurer); Jennifer Hamilton (director); Elizabeth Hawkins (bryan) (chair); Trish Keachie (vice chair); Philip Rentsch (director); Christine Walker (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Headwaters Communities in Action’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814535225RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.