South Nation River Conservation Authority
Publicly funded institution · Finch, Ontario · BN 107996696RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,803,397) as filed with the CRA.
South Nation River Conservation Authority is a charitable organization based in Finch, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $13.8M in revenue and $8.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 42 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6.3M in 2020 to $13.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
To provide - protection of areas on natural and scientific interest and environmental education - help victims of flooding erosion and/or landslides - work towards better water quality - provisions of woodland - grassland tree planting services and - provide maintenance of parks recreational land and other forested properties
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.8M | $8.8M | — | — | — | $23.1M |
| 2023 | $11M | $8M | $7M | $5,593 | — | $18.2M |
| 2022 | $8.2M | $7M | $6.1M | $8,995 | — | $15.2M |
| 2021 | $7.2M | $6.5M | $5.6M | $4,104 | — | $14M |
| 2020 | $6.3M | $6.3M | $5.3M | $2,394 | — | $13.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions42
- Total compensation, all staff$4.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Densham (board of director chair); George Darouze (board of director past chair); Catherine Kitts (board of director); Genevieve Lajoie (board of director); Matthew Luloff (board of director); Linda Payant (board of director); Francois ST. Amour (board of director); William Smirle (board of director); Thomas Smyth (board of director); Debora Wilson (board of director); Adrian Wynands (board of director); Mike Tarnowski (board of director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Nation River Conservation Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107996696RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.