J. Steckle Heritage Homestead
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 889678298RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($575,019) as filed with the CRA.
J. Steckle Heritage Homestead is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $552K in revenue and $575K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
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 74% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $260K in 2020 to $552K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Fundraising events partnerships grants memberships programs and events summer camps day camps site rentals weddings. Programs include agricultural camps educational camps march break and pd day camps easter egg hunt breakfast with santa private site rentals for private events and birthday parties house rental sale of livestock.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $552K | $575K | $539K | — | — | $176K |
| 2023 | $476K | — | — | $30K | — | — |
| 2022 | $518K | — | — | — | — | $173K |
| 2021 | $416K | $463K | $13K | $6,386 | — | $101K |
| 2020 | $260K | $285K | — | — | — | $129K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$345K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kelsey McDonald (president); Shannon Loken (secretary); Emily Sereda (treasurer); Patricia Clarke (director); Michael Hauss (director); Lori Menard (director); Hannah Tait-Neufeld (director); Anne McRae (director); John Goerzen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from J. Steckle Heritage Homestead’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889678298RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.