Society of Canadian Ornithologists/societe des Ornithologistes du Canada
Charitable organization · Sudbury, Ontario · BN 889804944RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,922) as filed with the CRA.
Society of Canadian Ornithologists/societe des Ornithologistes du Canada is a charitable organization based in Sudbury, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $6,583 in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,274.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $13K in 2020 to $6,583 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
Promote (stimulate) the study of ornithology by offering university scholarships for canadian students promote research in ornithology recognize excellence among canadian ornithologists edit three bulletins annually (picoides) contribute to and support an online scientific journal (avianconservation ecology) for north america and the world. The scientific journal is edited by peers in ornithology and is available freely online. This journal is published jointly by the society of canadian ornithologists and bird studies canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,583 | $13K | $13K | — | — | $82K |
| 2023 | $12K | $16K | $16K | — | — | $89K |
| 2022 | $17K | $12K | $12K | — | — | $93K |
| 2021 | $27K | $7,761 | — | — | — | $88K |
| 2020 | $13K | $18K | — | — | — | $79K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,274 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amelie Roberto-Charron (member of council); Andrea Norris (member of council); Ann McKellar (vice president); Barbara Bieho (editor of picoides); Brendan Casey (member of council); Danielle Ethier (president); Elizabeth Macdougall-Shackleton (c); Francis Van Oordt (membership secretary); Kara Lefevre (member of council); Lionel Leston (recording secretary); Lisha Berzins (treasurer); Maggie Macpherson (member of council); Matthew Reudink (past president); Rob Warnock (editor of picoides); Sam Hache (member of council); Sarah Gutowski (member of council); Steven Van Wilgenburg (member of council); Leanne Grieves (member of council).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society of Canadian Ornithologists/societe des Ornithologistes du Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889804944RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.