Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Charitable organization · Picton, Ontario · BN 869685420RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($203,909) as filed with the CRA.
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory is a charitable organization based in Picton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $285K in revenue and $204K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 19% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $273K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $121K in 2020 to $285K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The charity conducts a migratory bird monitoring program - spring (6-8 weeks) and fall (10-12 weeks) - collecting information on numbers species and overall health of birds passing through prince edward county south shore important bird area. The data is collected using standard protocols and is shared with cws and cmmn central database managed by bird studies canada. Education programs for school groups and other public outreach and education - as part of the naturehood program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $285K | $204K | — | $12K | — | $188K |
| 2023 | $195K | $180K | — | $15K | — | $108K |
| 2022 | $146K | $142K | — | — | — | $101K |
| 2021 | $187K | $154K | — | $13K | — | $93K |
| 2020 | $121K | $121K | — | $17K | — | $68K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $273K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$118K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Phillip Mercier (director at large); Nick Bartok (director at large); Risa Zaleski (president); Dale Boyd (treasurer); Gavin Christie (director at large); Brian Joyce (director); Mark Rodgers (director at large); Karyn Hyjek (secretary); Nina-Marie Lister (director); Tara Ellis (director); Jessica Cowan-Dewar (director at large); Mira Fugoch (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869685420RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.