Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation
Charitable organization · Kenora, Ontario · BN 841606346RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($285,314) as filed with the CRA.
Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation is a charitable organization based in Kenora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $201K in revenue and $285K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 21% from government, 25% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $57K.
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 34% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Performs research on water quality of the lake of the woods organizes and participates in environmental projects designed to preserve protect and restore the lake of the woods watershed and provides education programs on that topic particularly concerning water quality on lake of the woods.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $201K | $285K | $206K | $8,054 | — | $171K |
| 2023 | $136K | $246K | $196K | $611 | — | $255K |
| 2022 | $171K | $224K | $182K | $8,629 | — | — |
| 2021 | $288K | $278K | $236K | $130 | — | $418K |
| 2020 | $228K | $232K | $198K | — | $7,500 | $408K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $57K from 3 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$53K
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,814
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Polly Craik (director); James Dagg (director); Don Konantz (president); Richard Sjoberg (vice president); Radcliffe Michael (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841606346RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.