The Canadian Ecology Centre Educational Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Mattawa, Ontario · BN 867503963RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($76,913) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Ecology Centre Educational Foundation is a charitable organization based in Mattawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $35K in revenue and $77K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,241.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $343K in 2020 to $35K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Foundation conducts educational programs for the benefit of elementary secondary and post-secondary students. Programs are environmental or ecological in nature and blend in modern technology and outdoor education.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35K | $77K | $15K | — | $57K | $174K |
| 2023 | $27K | $17K | $11K | — | — | $216K |
| 2022 | $19K | $11K | $4,717 | — | — | $205K |
| 2021 | $38K | $3,866 | $1,173 | — | — | $197K |
| 2020 | $343K | $196K | $193K | — | — | $162K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,241 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Randy McLaren (chair); John Pineau (director); Bill Steer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Ecology Centre Educational Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867503963RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.