The Friends of Algonquin Park
Charitable organization · Whitney, Ontario · BN 119234060RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,647,111) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Algonquin Park is a charitable organization based in Whitney, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1M in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Preparation of publications dissemination of information construction and maintenance of exhibits and research related to the interpretive activities within algonquin park.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $537K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $433K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $457K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $361K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1M | $1M | $259K | — | — | $818K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $66K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$21K
- The Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,808
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$940
- Peter Wood Family Foundation$500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$81
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$728K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lee Pauze (executive director); Linda Leckie (chair); Wayne Macgregor Parker (director); Bongo Bongo (director); Demiesha Dennis (director); Brian Maltman (secretary); Robert McRae (director); Christine McRae (director); Kim Smith (past-chair); Bruce Wolfgram (director); Glenn White (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Algonquin Park’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119234060RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.