The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association
Publicly funded institution · Tobermory, Ontario · BN 860975358RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($304,796) as filed with the CRA.
The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association is a charitable organization based in Tobermory, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $305K in revenue and $305K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $59K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $33K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Dark Skies - exterior residential municipal and commercial lighting; Bayside Astronomy; ecological monitoring; water quality including research and watershed restoration; environmental training and awareness; conservation and stewardship for the Bruce Peninsula; forests for the future; invasive species management; EcoAdventures guided tours; Climate change action; wetland protection; six streams focused on improving water quality
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $305K | $305K | $163K | $32K | $43K | $823K |
| 2023 | $543K | $536K | $212K | $27K | $253K | $823K |
| 2022 | $746K | $671K | $614K | $26K | — | $256K |
| 2021 | $574K | $524K | $489K | $22K | — | $197K |
| 2020 | $249K | $253K | $235K | $1,354 | — | $122K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $33K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $59K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$88K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Katherine McLeod (treasurer); Mike Sehl (director); Richard Smith (director); Victoria Lant (chair); Donna Cole (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860975358RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.