The Petrolia Discovery Foundation Inc
Charitable organization · Petrolia, Ontario · BN 119251098RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($281,351) as filed with the CRA.
The Petrolia Discovery Foundation Inc is a charitable organization based in Petrolia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $250K in revenue and $281K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $25.
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 86% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $104K in 2020 to $250K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Grade 3-4 wheels gears and pulleys college/university geology grade 5-6 earth sciences historical preservation of site and heritage society with museum/site tour
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $250K | $281K | $276K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $280K | $240K | $224K | $2,317 | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $297K | $199K | $180K | $300 | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $163K | $134K | $129K | $210 | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $104K | $103K | $85K | $473 | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $25 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$20K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trevor Brand (director); Richard Poore (treasurer); Andy Hart (director); Sue Hart (director); Liz Welsh (chair); Ed Jacques (director); Eric Curragh (vice chair); Les Whting (director); Leena Bourne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Petrolia Discovery Foundation Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119251098RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.