Stratford and District Horticultural Society
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 119199917RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,268) as filed with the CRA.
Stratford and District Horticultural Society is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $22K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $140.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $17K in 2020 to $26K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We offer monthly garden talks open to the public by zoom and in person. We promote learning and sharing horticultural and vegetable information to new and experienced gardeners. We champion environment and removal of invasive species. We maintain public gardens and urns. We offer free workshops to the public libraries schools and members. We collect package and give away flower and vegetable seeds and stock seed libraries in public libraries in perth county. We maintain a website whch is an accessible and audio garden guide for city gardens not just the ones we maintain. This is used by …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $22K | $19K | $576 | $2,500 | $77K |
| 2023 | $14K | $23K | $22K | — | $90 | — |
| 2022 | $34K | $41K | $40K | — | $200 | — |
| 2021 | $28K | $23K | $23K | — | $100 | — |
| 2020 | $17K | $11K | $10K | — | $100 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $140 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Matthews (president); Yasmine Shamsie (correspondence secretary); Maureen Cocksedge (past president); Mary Ann Flaxbard (memberships); Lorrie McFadden (speakers); Scott Brenmer (technology); Linda Neeb (program director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stratford and District Horticultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119199917RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.