The Durham Region Field Naturalists
Charitable organization · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 891631574RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,225) as filed with the CRA.
The Durham Region Field Naturalists is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5,747 in revenue and $5,225 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,460.
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 33% of peers.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $1,850 in 2024, the largest being $1,350 to Ontario Nature Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Our Group meets regularly to provide educational sessions of flora fauna and birds of Ontario. We schedule outings hikes and walks around the above topics. DRFN works with other nature groups taking inventories of plants trees birds etc. in local conservation areas. We undertake management of: -Bird boxes with Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) at their Lynn Shores Conservation Area. -Butterfly Garden with the City of Oshawa located on Rossland Road W. in Oshawa We also cultivate leadership through sponsorship of youth at Ontario Nature's Youth Summit.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,747 | $5,225 | $2,015 | — | $1,925 | $6,801 |
| 2023 | $4,882 | $5,068 | $1,478 | — | $1,825 | $6,279 |
| 2022 | $4,333 | $4,308 | $1,046 | — | $1,500 | $6,465 |
| 2021 | $3,257 | $3,104 | $182 | — | $1,150 | $6,288 |
| 2020 | $4,287 | $3,403 | — | — | $1,350 | $6,288 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,850 to 6 qualified donees:
Received $2,460 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lois Gillette (publicity); Kristen Osborne (president); Aernout Van Goch (treasurer); Satu Pernanen (secretary); Ellen Peter (membership); Otto Peter (program co-ordinater); Nancy Muzik (newsletter); John Muzik (newsletter); Donald Docherty (outings co-ordinater); Maria Prisciak (ontario nature representative); Sabrine Farjallah (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Durham Region Field Naturalists’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891631574RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.