The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority
Publicly funded institution · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 107805459RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,490,333) as filed with the CRA.
The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $3.4M in revenue and $3.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
natural hazards protection watershed management conservation lands management and recreation campground operations land stewardship conservation and environmental education
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $3.5M | $3.4M | $0 | — | $10.8M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $3.4M | $3.4M | $0 | — | $10.9M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $3.1M | $3M | $0 | — | $10.6M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.7M | $2.7M | — | $1,000 | $9.7M |
| 2020 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | — | $9.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $64K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,99912 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ryan Huntley (director); Gary Baldwin (director); Joseph Taylor (director); Michael Metcalf (chair); Patrick Wilford (director); Adam Vervoort (director); Ron Black (director); Ron Ashmore (director); Kevin Duguay (vice chair); Don Vassiliadis (director); John Boyko (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107805459RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.