Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation
Public foundation · Nepean, Ontario · BN 867660201RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($208,419) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation is a public foundation based in Nepean, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $272K in revenue and $208K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $72K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Tim Horton Children's Foundation Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $118K in 2020 to $272K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The charitable programs of our donees primarily focuses on providing opportunities to local st-risk children and youth through various recreation programs and camps. As well as various community programs and services related to food banks and cupboards healthcare and housing/shelter-related initiatives for women children and newcomers to canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $272K | $208K | $3,365 | $20K | $72K | $228K |
| 2023 | $242K | $198K | $3,283 | $27K | $75K | $165K |
| 2022 | $213K | $187K | — | $2,930 | $103K | $121K |
| 2021 | $88K | $38K | — | — | $5,000 | $95K |
| 2020 | $118K | $178K | — | $16K | $92K | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $72K to 12 qualified donees:
- Tim Horton Children's Foundation Inc.$10K
- Fondation Chelsea$10K
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation$10K
- Lotus Centre for Special Music Education$10K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa / Grandes Freres Grands Soeurs d'Ottawa$10K
- Children at Risk$7,500
- Ottawa Therapy Dogs$7,400
- Dress for Success Ottawa$2,500
- Matthew House Ottawa$2,500
- Canadian Ski Patrol$1,900
- Helping with Furniture$485
- Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa$140
Received $29K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Warren Creates (chair); Gavin Lumsden (director); Elliot Bourgeios (director); Stefano Colaiacovo (treasurer); John Brooman (president ceo); Heather Clayton (treasurer); Karen Wood (director); Helen Tang (director); Andrew Campbell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867660201RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.