Ottawa Regional Science Fair
Charitable organization · Gatineau, Quebec · BN 887388593RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($48,939) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Regional Science Fair is a charitable organization based in Gatineau, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $38K in revenue and $49K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,950.
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 62% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,498 in 2020 to $38K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. Organize promote and manage the annual ottawa regional science fiar 2. Recruit and train volunteers committee members and judges of student awards. 3. Fund travel sponsorship for award-winning students to compete in and attend annual canada wide science fair
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38K | $49K | $47K | — | — | $12K |
| 2023 | $34K | $47K | $46K | — | — | $22K |
| 2022 | $13K | $13K | $13K | — | — | $35K |
| 2021 | $27K | $17K | — | — | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $2,498 | $2,247 | — | — | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,950 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Sawtell (treasurer); Noor Hameed (co-chair); Simon Macmillan (co-chair/head judge); Richard Morin (head judge's assistant).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Regional Science Fair’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887388593RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.