Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority
Publicly funded institution · Trenton, Ontario · BN 107646598RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,377,034) as filed with the CRA.
Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority is a charitable organization based in Trenton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,433.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Communicate with municipalities/residents to increase public awareness & provide advice on env. Issues; own over 3800 acres of natural open space which we protect & manage for present & future generations; youth education programs; work with other partners to promote tourism & outdoor recreation; establish partnerships to do restoration projects eg tree planting shoreline regeneration provincially rare habitat restoration; provide flood forecasting & warning program (operating/maintaining flood control structures & monitoring levels/flows on major creeks in watershed); work with neighbouring…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $3.4M | $2.6M | $77 | — | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.5M | $2.9M | $53 | $150 | $4.9M |
| 2022 | $3M | $2.7M | $2M | $44 | $50 | $4.7M |
| 2021 | $3M | $2.8M | $2.2M | $47 | $340 | $4.4M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.3M | $1.8M | $340 | $130 | $4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,433 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions22
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Ainsworth (director); Jeff Wheeldon (director); Bobbi Wright (director); Eric Sandford (director); Sherry Hamilton (director); Jim Alyea (director); Lynda Reid (director); Bob Mullin (director); Rick English (director); Gene Brahaney (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107646598RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.