Natureserve Canada
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 862330529RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,977,316) as filed with the CRA.
Natureserve Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,865.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2M in 2020 to $3.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The preservation of the natural environment by undertaking supporting and supervising research made available to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3M | $3M | — | — | $370K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.7M | — | — | $256K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $2M | $2M | $2M | — | — | $151K |
| 2020 | $2M | $2M | $2M | — | — | $138K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,865 from 2 charities:
- The Langar Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$865
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bruce Bennett (chairman); Suzanne Carriere (director); Sean Blaney (treasurer); Chris Friesen (secretary); Simon Dodsworth (director); Marge Meijer (director); Mitchell Campbell (director); Jacqueline Claire (vice chair); Jeanette Pepper (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Natureserve Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 862330529RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.