Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District
Publicly funded institution · Steinbach, Manitoba · BN 875489114RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,147,583) as filed with the CRA.
Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District is a charitable organization based in Steinbach, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $498K.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Surface water protection surface water management ecosystem protection & enhancement watershed awareness riparian management (livestock & shelter belts) water retention & rain gardens water quality monitoring drinking water testing abandoned well sealing. Alternative land use services (alus) with incentive payments for landowners changing production of their land for the establishment and re-establishment of wetlands floodplains and water retention areas. Alus (alternative land use services) - providing incentive payments for farmers to add environmental projects to their farm
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $990K | — | — | $580K |
| 2023 | $1M | $1M | $874K | — | — | $471K |
| 2022 | $947K | $944K | $831K | — | — | $547K |
| 2021 | $995K | $900K | $715K | — | — | $543K |
| 2020 | $985K | $872K | $754K | — | — | $482K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $498K from 2 charities:
- ALUS Canada$498K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$452K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jake Hiebert (chairperson); Ed Penner (vice-chair); Harold Janzen (director); Natashia Lapeire (director); Brian Grier (director); Stan Toews (director); Ken Prociw (director); Neil Claringbould (director); Les Schew (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 875489114RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.