Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre
Charitable organization · Gravenhurst, Ontario · BN 132617770RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,195,836) as filed with the CRA.
Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre is a charitable organization based in Gravenhurst, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $365K.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $846K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The vision of the organization is to be the leader in perserving promoting and celebrating the culture and heritage of canada's muskoka district. The mission of the organization is to present dynamic entertaining and educational experiences through our iconic steamships and the muskoka discovery centre.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | $1.1M | — | $5.8M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $5.6M |
| 2022 | $1M | $814K | $737K | — | — | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $846K | $729K | $655K | — | — | $5.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $365K from 18 charities:
- McGraw Family Foundation$100K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$80K
- Toronto Foundation$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$30K
- The Ralph M. Barford Foundation$25K
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$18K
- The Lawrason Foundation$10K
- BenefAction Foundation$10K
- The Catherine and Fredrik Eaton Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,500
- The Midloch Foundation$2,000
- Link Charity Canada Inc$2,000
- Rotary Club of Toronto Charitable Foundation$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,000
- Muskoka Community Foundation$1,000
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$250
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$373K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Getson (chair); Jim Wahlen (treasurer); Dan Cornacchia (director); Rick McGraw (director); Rick Zytaruk (director); Ingrid Bahen (director); Jim Byers (director); Deborah Martin-Downs (director); Bob Marrs (director); Christopher Stock (director); John Miller (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132617770RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.