The Friends of Pinery Park
Charitable organization · Grand Bend, Ontario · BN 126008671RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($340,405) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Pinery Park is a charitable organization based in Grand Bend, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $388K in revenue and $340K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 25% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $29K.
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 47% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $87K in 2020 to $388K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
We conducted research on bats red headed woodpeckers whip-poor wills butterflies and bees within Pinery Park. We promoted planting of native plants through plant sales. We assisted in the building funding and deployment of rolling boardwalks to preserve dunes areas in Pinery Park. Education Community Science waste reduction and community health were also supported.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $388K | $340K | $272K | $20K | — | $197K |
| 2023 | $378K | $405K | $332K | $32K | — | $150K |
| 2022 | $408K | $404K | $27K | $154K | $600 | $177K |
| 2021 | $259K | $123K | $56K | $17K | $0 | $173K |
| 2020 | $87K | $87K | $45K | $6,953 | $650 | $145K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $29K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$77K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frank Backx (past chair); Cathy Forster; Amanda Jasevicius (chairperson); Carshenan Lai (secretary); Erin M'Larkey (vice-chair); Reginald Finkbeiner (director); Brent Perrin (director); Roger Wale (treasurer); Samuel Wale (director); Tearza Daly (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Pinery Park’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126008671RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.