Ontario Field Ornithologists
Charitable organization · Springwater, Ontario · BN 119067783RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($102,370) as filed with the CRA.
Ontario Field Ornithologists is a charitable organization based in Springwater, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $110K in revenue and $102K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,005.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Birds Canada / Oiseaux Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $68K in 2020 to $110K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The ofo is dedicated to the study of bird life in ontario. Ofo publishes 'ontario birds' an education & scientific jour documenting new information on ontario birds. It publishes 'ofo news' a newsletter providing a member forum for the exchange of ideas and information about birds among members. Ofo promotes the conservation of birds in the province oversees ontario birds record committee opreates 'ontbirds' a sighting listserver host field trips and an annual convention in the autumn.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $110K | $102K | $64K | — | $3,000 | $57K |
| 2023 | $113K | $99K | $57K | $148 | $1,500 | $49K |
| 2022 | $83K | $3,666 | $52K | — | $3,416 | $55K |
| 2021 | $90K | $13K | $35K | — | $7,133 | $28K |
| 2020 | $68K | $4,308 | $47K | — | — | $8,542 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $6,005 from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Suess (treasurer); David Milsom (publicity & field trips); Sarah Rupert (communications); Jack Alvo (secretary); Michael Burrell (outreach); Angela Williams (membership); Kiah Jasper (junior program); Gisbert Segler (director); Jeffrey Skevington (president); Marcie Jacklin (director); Colleen Rielly (director); Andrea Kingsley (director); Mark Peck (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ontario Field Ornithologists’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119067783RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.