The Riverwood Conservancy
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 889418034RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,366,666) as filed with the CRA.
The Riverwood Conservancy is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 43% from government, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $205K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The Riverwood Conservancy is a charity that provides programs and direction for Riverwood - the 150 acre urban nature preserve situated on the shores of the Credit RIver in Mississauga. Working together with like-minded groups and individuals our mission is to enable people of all cultures ages and abilities to respectfully connect with nature and learn about the importance of protecting conserving and restoring natural spaces for the well-being of future generations and to inspire them with the beauty of the Riverwood gardens. Specific ongoing programming: Education Naturally Element…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $961K | $195K | — | $281K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $942K | $135K | — | $431K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $911K | $74K | — | $525K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $916K | $78K | — | $441K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $815K | $74K | — | $643K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $205K from 19 charities:
- Mississauga Foundation$58K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$26K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$24K
- The Frank Fowler Foundation$20K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$13K
- Weston Family Foundation$10K
- Johansen-Larsen Foundation$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,338
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$6,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,000
- Gordon and Patricia Gray Animal Welfare Foundation$5,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,650
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada$1,300
- Christian Stewardship Services$992
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$750
- South Peel Naturalists' Club$200
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$150
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Timothy Pickering (treasurer); Heather Shaw (past chair); Amy Tjen (director); Elinor Laffey (secretary); Swaroop Dogra (director); Peter Newsome (director); Jonathan Davis (director); David Reid (director); Peeter Poldre (chair); Imdad Junejo (director); Monica Jako (director); Clement Mbulu (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Riverwood Conservancy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889418034RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.