Merlin Parks and Recreation
Charitable organization · Merlin, Ontario · BN 129621256RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($42,171) as filed with the CRA.
Merlin Parks and Recreation is a charitable organization based in Merlin, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $43K in revenue and $42K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $1,650 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Blenheim and Merlin School Breakfast Program. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $43K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We supply the building in merlin so that youth groups are able to meet at no charge for the year (girl guides boy scouts and cubs) we supply a community hall for public meetings remembraance day services weddings/funerals receptions/church suppers and other organizations to raise funds for there charities they support
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $43K | $42K | $41K | — | $1,650 | $49K |
| 2023 | $35K | $34K | $33K | — | $1,000 | $35K |
| 2022 | $32K | $27K | $27K | — | $850 | $34K |
| 2021 | $22K | $18K | $18K | — | — | $18K |
| 2020 | $11K | $14K | $13K | — | $500 | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,650 to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$5,295
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Matthews (treasurer); Deanna Guttridge (director); Ruth Haddock (director); Keith Drew (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Merlin Parks and Recreation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129621256RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.