National Environmental Treasure
Public foundation · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 869648147RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,911) as filed with the CRA.
National Environmental Treasure is a public foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4,219 in revenue and $6,911 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $993.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $106K in 2020 to $4,219 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The national environmental treasure (the net) amended its bylaws to allow for the delivery of educational programming. In january 2020 it launched a national biodiversity action campaign www.oursafetynet.org.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,219 | $6,911 | $6,801 | — | — | $57K |
| 2023 | $729 | $1,883 | $1,824 | — | — | $35K |
| 2022 | $4,483 | $5,834 | $4,197 | — | — | $36K |
| 2021 | $81K | $92K | $88K | — | — | $37K |
| 2020 | $106K | $112K | $110K | — | — | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $993 from 2 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$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Dale (chair); Heather Hamilton (vice-chair); Kent Waddington (secretary/treasurer); Yuill Herbert (director); Nina-Marie Lister (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from National Environmental Treasure’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869648147RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.