Near North Enviro-Education Centre
Publicly funded institution · Sundridge, Ontario · BN 809451008RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($339,489) as filed with the CRA.
Near North Enviro-Education Centre is a charitable organization based in Sundridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $104K in revenue and $339K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 53% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,096.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $249K in 2020 to $104K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The charity established an education centre in sundridge to provide environmental education to grade school children and the public. Lessons cover issues such as measuring the energy consumption of appliances and learning about renewable energy technologies. Public education includes options to reduce energy consumption and understanding of the costs and benefits of such technology. The centre presents workshops information sessions guest speakers and events on topics related to economic social and environmental sustainability. The charity also runs a community adventure program. Cap is a …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $104K | $339K | $281K | — | — | $3M |
| 2023 | $184K | $299K | $268K | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $155K | $335K | $263K | — | — | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $150K | $340K | $277K | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $249K | $407K | $303K | — | — | $3.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $8,096 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$54K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bob Attwell (director); Sue Eckersley (treasurer); Jocelyn Palm (president/chair); Harry Schlange (director); James Schmidt (vice president); Ashley Couture (recording secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Near North Enviro-Education Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 809451008RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.