Niagara-ON-The-Lake Rotary Foundation
Charitable organization · Niagara on the Lake, Ontario · BN 890681323RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($327,478) as filed with the CRA.
Niagara-ON-The-Lake Rotary Foundation is a charitable organization based in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $355K in revenue and $327K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $175.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $138K in 2024, the largest being $17K to Transform International (Canada). Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Support qualified donees in canada and internationally through volunteers and intermediaries. Our sources of revenue include private donations and fund raising activities to support our charitable works. We also operate an international youth exchange program with rotary international. Our areas of focus include: disease preventions and treatment water and sanitation maternal and child health basic education and literacy peace and conflict prevention/resolution and/or economic and community development and environmental programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $355K | $327K | $30K | $81K | $205K | $271K |
| 2023 | $282K | $262K | $2,179 | $69K | $178K | $243K |
| 2022 | $229K | $210K | $32K | $34K | $111K | $230K |
| 2021 | $192K | $151K | $34K | $18K | $98K | $247K |
| 2020 | $305K | $314K | $42K | $45K | $225K | $142K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $138K to 17 qualified donees:
- Transform International (Canada)$17K
- Westview Centre 4 Women$16K
- Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara$15K
- The Niagara Pumphouse Visual Art Centre$15K
- Red Roof Retreat$12K
- Canada-Ukraine Foundation$8,770
- Town of Niagara on the Lake$7,000
- Cornerstone Community Church (niagara)$6,800
- Canadian Veteran Service Dog Unit (CVSDU)$6,000
- Niagara Historical Society$5,000
- The Friends of Niagara National Historic Sites$5,000
- The Yellow Door Theatre Project$5,000
- Community Palliative Care & Wellness (Niagara-On-The-Lake)$5,000
- Niagara Jazz Festival$5,000
- The Young Women's Christian Association of St.Catharines$4,540
- Land Care Niagara$3,551
- The School of Restoration Arts at Willowbank$2,000
Received $175 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carol Lipsett (president); Greg Fedoryn (past-president); Jamie Knight (president-elect); Tim Lutton (secretary); Jodey Porter (board member); Joe Will (board member); John Boot (board member); Nancy Bailey (board member); Chris Hatch (board member); Steve Hinchliffe (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Niagara-ON-The-Lake Rotary Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890681323RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.