Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Onanole, Manitoba · BN 879416378RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($176,577) as filed with the CRA.
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve Inc. is a charitable organization based in Onanole, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under environment. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $207K in revenue and $177K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9.
Compared with 83 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9,383 in 2020 to $207K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We educate and increase the publics understanding and awareness of invasive species through the rmbr invasive species network project. We offer educational program focusing on utilizing native species plants for landscaping and promoting sustainable water-stewardship practices for landowners and cottage owners. We educate and increase the publics understanding of the environment through knowledge exchange of best practices of land management wildlife health and education on the biosphere reserve concept. We deliver educational programs to schools both inside and outside the biosphere reserve…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $207K | $177K | $88K | — | — | $248K |
| 2023 | $293K | $239K | $150K | — | — | $215K |
| 2022 | $266K | $129K | $34K | — | — | $161K |
| 2021 | $23K | $7,439 | $1,298 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $9,383 | $9,654 | $3,855 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9 from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$74K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Irwin (past chair); Don Huisman (executive board member); Craig Vonbargen (executive board member); Elvin Huntinghawk (executive board member); Daryl Kines (chair); Ian Drul (executive board member); Ryan 'Slade' Doyle (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879416378RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.