Rotifer Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Chester, Nova Scotia · BN 773538400RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($120,621) as filed with the CRA.
Rotifer Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Chester, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $45K in revenue and $121K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from donations.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $120K in 2024, the largest being $107K to International Conservation Fund of Canada Inc.. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $2.3M in 2022 to $45K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
In 2024 rotifer focused on international biodiversity conservation through support to the international conservation fund of canada which conserves nature in priority area in latin america asia and africa. Rotifer also supports environmental action in nova scotia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45K | $121K | $120K | — | — | $7,466 |
| 2023 | -$621K | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | — | $83K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $236K | $225K | — | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $120K to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Welch (president & treasurer); Anne Lambert (chairman & secretary); Lauretta Havinga (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rotifer Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 773538400RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.