The Friends of Misery Bay
Charitable organization · Evansville, Ontario · BN 897468740RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($40,969) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Misery Bay is a charitable organization based in Evansville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $41K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,591.
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 75% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14K in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Friends of Misery Bay promotes education and awareness of the geological historical resources of Misery Bay Provincial Nature Reserve. Through a summer student program and volunteer program hiking trails and interpretations are conducted. An interpretive Center is also managed and is the site for interpretive displays and educational events for the public hosted by the Friends of Misery Bay.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $41K | $41K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $35K | $32K | $32K | — | — | $52K |
| 2022 | $35K | $26K | $26K | — | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $83K | $74K | $74K | — | — | $46K |
| 2020 | $14K | $9,743 | $9,743 | — | — | $37K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,591 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,591
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Cahill (treasurer); Peg Balkind (president); William Dale Scott (vice president); Kathryn Ritzie (board member); Mike Hobson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Misery Bay’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897468740RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.