Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy
Charitable organization · Sault ST Marie, Ontario · BN 862724275RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($170,652) as filed with the CRA.
Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy is a charitable organization based in Sault ST Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $150K in revenue and $171K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 33% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 145 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Exploring opportunities for acquisition of environmentally sensitive land and continuing to promote the health of lake superior and its watershed by developing and implementing educational programs interpretive guided tours and indigenous partnerships.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $150K | $171K | $161K | — | — | $800K |
| 2023 | $230K | $271K | $257K | $1,858 | — | $821K |
| 2022 | $111K | $168K | $156K | $1,193 | — | $862K |
| 2021 | $204K | $1.7M | $136K | $1,110 | — | $954K |
| 2020 | $211K | $190K | $150K | $2,381 | — | $907K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$52K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kime Dutkiewicz-Collver (secretary); Gary McGuffin (director); Richard Wells (director); Patrick McLean (chair); Linda Weeks-Kaleita (director); Elle Jansen (director); Ted Claxton (director); Shana Shipperbottom (vice chair); Brian Stinson (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 862724275RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.