Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society
Charitable organization · Whitby, Ontario · BN 808966824RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,383) as filed with the CRA.
Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society is a charitable organization based in Whitby, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5,047 in revenue and $9,383 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $257.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $3,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Ontario Field Ornithologists. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Monitoring and keeping records of bluebird populations banding and nesting. Maintaining nest boxes and trails Providing a forum for members and general public to share experiences and exchange ideas Assisting people starting to put up boxes and/or trails Donations to Bluebird nesting research youth programs and conservation. Awards and grants in recognition of conservation and education of/for avian population
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,047 | $9,383 | $500 | — | $5,000 | $21K |
| 2023 | $5,176 | $4,339 | — | — | $2,000 | $26K |
| 2022 | $6,108 | $1,833 | $1,025 | — | — | $25K |
| 2021 | $7,592 | $5,508 | $2,386 | — | $2,000 | $21K |
| 2020 | $6,178 | $5,956 | $2,691 | — | $3,000 | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,000 to 2 qualified donees:
- Ontario Field Ornithologists$2,000
- University of Guelph$1,000
Received $257 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bill Reid (past president/director); Brad Clements (director); Karen Tufford-Brehn (director); Mary Anne Rose (director); Lane Henderson (treasurer/membership); Stewart McLellan (president); Helen Toner (director); Sarah Sharp (director); Carly Davenport (recording secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 808966824RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.