The Friends of the Bruce District Parks Association
Charitable organization · Tobermory, Ontario · BN 118932557RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,238) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of the Bruce District Parks Association is a charitable organization based in Tobermory, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $37K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $172.
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 38% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $76K in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Restoration maintenance and heritage interpretation at the flowerpot island lightstation. Member of the parks advisory committee. Operate flower pot island lightstation host program. Flowerpot lightstation and parks day celebrations at the lightstation. Annual orchid festival – educating participants about rare orchids. Sources of knowledge forum support restoration maintenance and planning to save big tub lighthouse provide education and interpretation
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $37K | $31K | — | — | $65K |
| 2023 | $41K | $33K | $24K | — | $4,000 | $54K |
| 2022 | $13K | $24K | $20K | — | — | $45K |
| 2021 | $31K | $121K | $118K | — | — | $57K |
| 2020 | $76K | $59K | $52K | $1,943 | — | $147K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $172 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Buckingham (director); Sheila Buckingham (director); Bill Caulfeild-Browne (director); Bret Shepley (treasurer); Richard Ottewell (director); Rob Tomchik (director); Ann Miller (director); Richard Ottewell (chair); Jeff Buckingham (secretary); Bret Shepley (director); Rob Tomchik (vice chair); William Francis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of the Bruce District Parks Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118932557RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.