Rideau Waterway Coordinating Association
Charitable organization · Smiths Falls, Ontario · BN 119119527RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($27,597) as filed with the CRA.
Rideau Waterway Coordinating Association is a charitable organization based in Smiths Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $35K in revenue and $28K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 26% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $200.
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 51% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,567 in 2020 to $35K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
As friends of the rideau our public name we operate a rideau water way- focused website . We research write and published rideau waterway historical heritage culture and environment books and pamphlets to educate the public. In the summer months we operate a rideau canal visitors centre in montreal on. Where we welcomed 13 228 visitors in 2024. We participate in public events along the rideau canal informing the public about the heritage of rideout national historic site. We support local and regional organizations with similar sites.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35K | $28K | $25K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $38K | $22K | $15K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $35K | $21K | $18K | — | — | $32K |
| 2021 | $23K | $19K | $14K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $5,567 | $1,762 | $600 | — | — | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $200 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$18K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Hunter McGill (chairman); Cheryl Gulseth (treasurer); Bruce Kemp (secretary); Ken Watson (director); Christopher Biber (director); Gillian Organ (director); Sue Warren (director); Joshua Terpstra (director); Douglas Arrand (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rideau Waterway Coordinating Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119119527RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.