The Friends of the Sanctuary/les Amis du Sanctuaire
Charitable organization · Iroquois, Ontario · BN 891008641RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,363) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of the Sanctuary/les Amis du Sanctuaire is a charitable organization based in Iroquois, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $42K in revenue and $64K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $114.
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 2% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $50 in 2024, the largest being $50 to Community Living Dundas County. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $42K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. Semi Annual Garbage Pickup-Adopt A Highway- Highway 2 in South Stormont- April and October 10 volunteers each time for 2-3 hours. 2. Maintain pollinator garden and Monarch Waystation UCMBS 3. Maintain Bird Nesting boxes Purple Martin house Duck boxes and turtle boxes. UCMBS 4. Maintain walking ski and snowshoe trails. UCMBS 5. Winter Program- Jan -March every weekend 12-4 3-4 volunteers each day= 448 volunteer hours renting skis and snowshoes manning Visitor’s center for washrooms warm up. 6. Educational programs for school groups Girl Guides families. Bird watching walks forest w…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42K | $64K | — | — | $50 | $64K |
| 2023 | $26K | $19K | — | $12K | — | $67K |
| 2022 | $13K | $9,697 | — | $1,997 | $50 | $58K |
| 2021 | $5,241 | $5,236 | — | $817 | — | $54K |
| 2020 | $11K | $11K | — | $2,103 | $25 | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $50 to 1 qualified donee:
- Community Living Dundas County$50
Received $114 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lori Davies (secretary); Margaretha Roberts (treasurer); Richard Blanchard (director); Tina Serviss (membership director); Patty Thorpe (director/merchandise); Johannes Vanderzweep (director); Madeline Vanderzweep (director); Kathleen Charlebois (director); Carol Joseph (public relations).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of the Sanctuary/les Amis du Sanctuaire’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891008641RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.