Niagara Falls Nature Club
Charitable organization · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 890888860RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,991) as filed with the CRA.
Niagara Falls Nature Club is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4,697 in revenue and $5,991 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations.
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 8% of peers.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $615 in 2024, the largest being $350 to Owl Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Welcoming anyone interested in nature or the environment to monthly meetings with speakers on relevant topics. Conducts wednesday evening nature walks from may to september. Offers outdoor nature activities when it is safe to do so. The aim is to protect preserve and promote natural habitats in niagara and elsewhere. The has also been contributing gas mileage to the niagara college student woolly aldegid monitoring program. The club also stewards a conservation area for on nature
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,697 | $5,991 | $672 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $5,162 | $4,972 | $1,972 | — | $710 | — |
| 2022 | $5,082 | $5,056 | — | — | $3,132 | — |
| 2021 | $3,932 | $5,428 | $1,810 | — | $1,810 | — |
| 2020 | $4,438 | $2,715 | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $615 to 5 qualified donees:
- Owl Foundation$350
- Niagara College$130
- Pelham Cares Inc.$50
- The Bruce Trail Conservancy$50
- Birds Canada / Oiseaux Canada$35
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Bacon (president); Michelle Stranges (treasurer); Winifred Laar (secretary); Joyce Sankey (conservation director); Katie Bristow (director); Debbie Wright (programs director); Kerry Kennedy (website director); Ingrid Forster (director); Merle Richards (director); Melissa Acker (newsletter editor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Niagara Falls Nature Club’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890888860RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.