Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 761391911RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,977) as filed with the CRA.
Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $17K in revenue and $35K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The rssf foundation continues to create programs to educate and bring awarenes to issues facing sharks and ocean conservation. Fin free and shark free programs are ongoing. Our shark free program launched in 2022 with the cosmetics and personal care products industry along with research into shark ingredients in consumer products. The program now has support from over 200 companies brands individuals as well as ngo's with members who number over 30 million. Shark free has expanded into pet foods and meat; sharks are a keystone species that matter to ocean ecosystems and blodiversity; sharks …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17K | $35K | $34K | — | — | $235K |
| 2023 | $43K | $152K | $149K | — | — | $239K |
| 2022 | $22K | $184K | $179K | — | — | $348K |
| 2021 | $52K | $158K | $143K | — | — | $498K |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | $604K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 4 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
- Total compensation, all staff$49K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Stewart (president & director); Sandra Stewart (director); Tricia Stevens (director); Teddy Simmons (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 761391911RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.