Ottawa Bird Count
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 833613235RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-15. Split of total expenditures ($21) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Bird Count is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 15, 2024, it reported $1 in revenue and $21 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $87.
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 75% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2,060 in 2020 to $1 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
No activity due to covid 19 but database was maintained as is accessible: we conduct and coordinate scientific surveys of birds and bird habitat within and surrounding the city of ottawa. We store the data from the surveys in a publically accessible online database that we maintain (no charge for access or data-use). We analyze the data to generate estimates of bird density and other data-products which are also made available to the public. The surveys are conducted by a group of 70-90 volunteers at approximately 1000 pre-determined locations across the city. We provide educational tool…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1 | $21 | $21 | — | — | $1,724 |
| 2023 | $1 | $27 | $27 | — | — | $1,635 |
| 2022 | $2,061 | $2,093 | $2,093 | — | — | $1,770 |
| 2021 | $2,061 | $2,102 | $2,102 | — | — | $1,803 |
| 2020 | $2,060 | $2,113 | $2,113 | — | — | $1,844 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $87 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam Smith (chair); Marie-Anne Hudson (secretary); Val Ladouceur (treasurer); Andrea Clouston.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Bird Count’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 833613235RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.