ST. Clair Region Conservation Authority
Publicly funded institution · Strathroy, Ontario · BN 108011677RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,369,425) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Clair Region Conservation Authority is a charitable organization based in Strathroy, 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 $12M in revenue and $11.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $437K.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 21 names.
In its own words
1. Flooding and shoreline warnings 2. Small dams and floodway maintenance programs 3. Monitoring aquatic health 4. Fragile land retirement 5. Tree planting 6. Best management practices for land use 7. Drinking water source protection
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12M | $11.4M | $10.5M | — | — | $22.1M |
| 2023 | $7.4M | $7.2M | $6.3M | — | — | $21.4M |
| 2022 | $9.7M | $9.6M | $8.8M | — | — | $21.2M |
| 2021 | $8.5M | $8.6M | $7.9M | — | — | $21.1M |
| 2020 | $8.4M | $8.8M | — | — | — | $21.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $437K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$4.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Betty Ann Mackinnon (director); Terry Burrell (director); Steve Miller (director); Alan Broad (director); Jerry Westgage (director); Lorie Scott (vice chair); Pat Brown (chair); John Brennan (director); Frank Kennes (director); Aaron Hall (director); Greg Grimes (director); Emery Huszka (director); Don McCabe (director); Susan Cates (director); Kristen Rodrigues (director); Adam Kilner (director); Don McCallum (director); Rhonda Jubenville (director); Brian White (director); Ian Veen (director); Ross O'Hara (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Clair Region Conservation Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108011677RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.