Ontario Parks Association
Charitable organization · Cambridge, Ontario · BN 127257509RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($565,659) as filed with the CRA.
Ontario Parks Association is a charitable organization based in Cambridge, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $573K in revenue and $566K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $81.
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 39% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $325K in 2020 to $573K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Ontario parks association is a charitable organization committed to the advancement of parks civic beautification and the conservation and protection of the environment through membership driven services. Specific education programs include: ball diamond maintenance chainsaw operations chipper operations spray pad playground practioner. Book 7 trails irrigation train the trainer seasonal equipment -annual parks education forum & tradeshow - special workshops ball diamond practice clinic invasive species parks operations park encampment community gardens horticultural therapy wo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $573K | $566K | $427K | $3,200 | — | $143K |
| 2023 | $665K | $511K | $344K | $2,880 | — | $104K |
| 2022 | — | $457K | $270K | — | — | $210K |
| 2021 | $433K | $389K | $276K | — | — | $269K |
| 2020 | $325K | $381K | $267K | — | — | $225K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $81 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$112K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Warden (past president); Darryl Gairns (director); Matt Mintz (vice president); Gene Matthews (president); David Plant (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ontario Parks Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 127257509RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.