The Grove Cemetery
Publicly funded institution · East Garafraxa, Ontario · BN 854155652RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-01. Split of total expenditures ($2,662) as filed with the CRA.
The Grove Cemetery is a charitable organization based in East Garafraxa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 1, 2024, it reported $2,260 in revenue and $2,662 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $9,531 in 2020 to $2,260 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Selling internment rights for burials. Maintaining rate schedule and monitoring the applications of the bylaws. Taking care of mainten-ance of the cemetary and organizing the memorial service.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,260 | $2,662 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $4,214 | $2,053 | $230 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $1,160 | $1,777 | $150 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $12K | $10K | $288 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $9,531 | $8,246 | $200 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lenora Banfield (chairperson); James Roszell (trustee); Cathie Keeler (trustee); Marina Howlett (trustee); Linda Thomson (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Grove Cemetery’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854155652RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.