Mount Hamilton Horticultural Society
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 889041190RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($14,874) as filed with the CRA.
Mount Hamilton Horticultural Society is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $13K in revenue and $15K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from government.
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 16% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Neighbour to Neighbour Centre (hamilton). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4,629 in 2020 to $13K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold monthly in person meetings promoting horticultural initiatives and education we donate to various community program: neighbour to neighbour (garden bed sponsorship) rbg garden angels (promoting childrens horticultural activities) and jason’s house (maintenance of garden at march of dimes property) we conduct flower & horticultural shows at most monthly meetings we are visible advisors at seedy saturday event the hamilton mum show and gage park spring tide
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13K | $15K | $4,876 | — | $1,000 | $15K |
| 2023 | $12K | $13K | $4,974 | — | $1,000 | $17K |
| 2022 | $13K | $16K | $4,145 | — | $1,575 | $19K |
| 2021 | $4,055 | $6,975 | $1,819 | — | $2,600 | $22K |
| 2020 | $4,629 | $1,171 | $2,818 | — | $1,100 | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Howard (president/governing cmte membe); Eva Kuehlem (president/governing cmte membe); Elizabeth Chappel (president/governing cmte membe); Kathy Spiwak (president/governing cmte membe); Maryann Botts (treasurer); Laura Newkirk (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mount Hamilton Horticultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889041190RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.