Sydenham Conservation Foundation
Charitable organization · Owen Sound, Ontario · BN 135177848RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,383) as filed with the CRA.
Sydenham Conservation Foundation is a charitable organization based in Owen Sound, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $4,420 in revenue and $17K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,980.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $31K in 2020 to $4,420 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Memorial tree planting program on the properties that the charity holds. Manage and enhance 1500+ acres of land (wetlands and forests) that the charity holds.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,420 | $17K | $4,544 | — | $0 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $170K | $31K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $22K | $27K | $13K | — | — | $945K |
| 2021 | $13K | $17K | $8,821 | — | $1,075 | $646K |
| 2020 | $31K | $34K | $15K | — | $4,000 | $606K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,980 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Douglas (director); Christopher Geberdt (secretary); John Ford (director); Jim Hasties (director); Michael Prevost (director); Dimitrious Geberdt (administrator); Scott Grimoldby (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sydenham Conservation Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135177848RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.