The Niagara Foundation
Charitable organization · Niagara on the Lake, Ontario · BN 119247294RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($144,102) as filed with the CRA.
The Niagara Foundation is a charitable organization based in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $128K in revenue and $144K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1M.
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 5% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $33K in 2020 to $128K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Sponsors and attends meetings related to projects of all levels of government and other activities within the town of niagara on the lake. The organization buys or rents and then restores buildings and other items of historical significance in the town of niagara on the lake in order to preserve and protect the town's heritage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $128K | $144K | $15K | $30K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $190K | $120K | $11K | $44K | — | $254K |
| 2022 | $99K | $66K | $46K | — | — | $183K |
| 2021 | $87K | $92K | $62K | — | — | $150K |
| 2020 | $33K | $49K | $38K | — | $1,250 | $152K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1M from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Clare Cameron (director); Jane Dagg (director); Michael Fox (secretary); Lyle Hall (chair); Arlyn Levy (director); Richard Merritt (director); Weston Miller (treasurer); Sam Ridesic (vice chair); Albrecht Seeger (director); Paul Shepherd (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Niagara Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119247294RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.