The Friends of Niagara National Historic Sites
Charitable organization · Niagara - on - the - Lake, Ontario · BN 119234086RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($311,518) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Niagara National Historic Sites is a charitable organization based in Niagara - on - the - Lake, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $298K in revenue and $312K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 24% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,281.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $96K in 2020 to $298K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Development and interpretation of the historical resources and stories of national significance of niagara national historic sites which include fort george brock's monument butler's barracks fort mississauga lakeshore properties and the military reserve know as the commons.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $298K | $312K | $275K | — | — | $243K |
| 2023 | $276K | $293K | $257K | — | — | $256K |
| 2022 | $265K | $247K | $213K | — | — | $273K |
| 2021 | $161K | $157K | $124K | — | — | $255K |
| 2020 | $96K | $96K | $68K | — | — | $251K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,281 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$192K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tony Chisholm (president); Maureen Hayslip (secretary); Mario Iaizzo (director); Richard Coyne (director); Keith Wood (treasurer); Richard Meloen (director); Tom Pekar (director); Amanda Gamble (executive director); Barbara Cole (director); Steve Hinchliffe (director); Leslie Payne-Zimmer (director); Laura Fakla (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Niagara National Historic Sites’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119234086RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.