The Ontario Bushplane Heritage and Forest Fire Educational Centre
Charitable organization · Sault Ste Marie, Ontario · BN 118549286RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,384,907) as filed with the CRA.
The Ontario Bushplane Heritage and Forest Fire Educational Centre is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 29% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Maintain acquire and develop historical exhibits conduct public and educational tours to promote public awareness of historical aspects of the museum and maintain acquire and develop the historical library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $58K | — | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $59K | — | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1M | $52K | — | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $914K | $887K | $816K | $10K | — | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $992K | $830K | $745K | $8,258 | — | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $36K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$662K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Walker (president); Richard Greenwood (director); Kathleen McFadden (vice-president 2nd); David Blair (treasurer); Robert Elliott (secretary); Michael Nearing (director); Amanda Williams (vice president); Peter Petainen (director); Lori Macdonald (director); Josh Wilson (senior policy coordinato); Craig Burgess (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ontario Bushplane Heritage and Forest Fire Educational Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118549286RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.