The Friends of Chippewa Park
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 861670859RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($81,767) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Chippewa Park is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $115K in revenue and $82K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $611.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
1) programming in the park - sunday concert series 2) carousel restoration 3) family festival
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $115K | $82K | — | $5,798 | — | $86K |
| 2023 | $90K | — | — | — | — | $57K |
| 2022 | $232K | $171K | — | — | — | $112K |
| 2021 | $93K | $89K | — | $2,731 | — | $47K |
| 2020 | $168K | — | — | — | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $611 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$5,253
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorraine Lortie (president); Linda Lafontaine (director); Iain Angus (secretary); Bill Lafontaine (past president); David Ballard (treasurer); Cathy Sawicki (vice president); Garry Welyki (director); Ed Collins (director); David Robertson (director); Belinda Robertson (director); Kristy Boucher (director); Laurel Forshaw (director); Wendy Ligate (director); Sandy Greaves (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Chippewa Park’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861670859RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.