The Saugeen Railtrail Association
Publicly funded institution · Port Elgin, Ontario · BN 890676398RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($44,056) as filed with the CRA.
The Saugeen Railtrail Association is a charitable organization based in Port Elgin, 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 $35K in revenue and $44K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,612.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $52K in 2020 to $35K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The association builds repairs maintains and improves recreational trails within the municipality of saugeen shores.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35K | $44K | $44K | — | — | $76K |
| 2023 | $70K | $63K | $63K | — | — | $86K |
| 2022 | $39K | $55K | $55K | — | — | $76K |
| 2021 | $161K | $98K | $98K | — | — | $92K |
| 2020 | $52K | $61K | — | — | — | $26K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,612 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Mackay (vice president); Carol Rencheck (treasurer); Gerard Boucher (trail manager); Joyce Scammell (public relations); Bruce Alexander (board member); Bob Hunter (board member); Dela Avle (president); John Kain (secretary); Sandra Mercer (board member); Ken Mercer (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Saugeen Railtrail Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890676398RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.