Toronto Ornithological Club
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 872463807RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,454) as filed with the CRA.
Toronto Ornithological Club is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $26K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $82.
Compared with 211 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $5,984 to Toronto Wildlife Centre. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Citizen-science research performed by club members as volunteers: christmas bird count raptor count whimbrel count educational bird walks open to the public led by club volunteers. Periodic newsletter & habitat preservation conducted by volunteers (working with local groups). Meetings with lectures on bird-related topics. Disbursements to non-profits that perform education and conservation activities related to birds.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $26K | $8,728 | — | $15K | $18K |
| 2023 | $20K | $30K | $8,986 | — | $19K | $27K |
| 2022 | $18K | $18K | $9,087 | — | $11K | $37K |
| 2021 | $16K | $11K | $8,333 | — | $1,000 | $38K |
| 2020 | $14K | $18K | $4,674 | — | $12K | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $82 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sean Fraser (records director); Patrick Kennedy (director-at-large); Steve Garrett (treasurer); Monika Croydon (membership director); John Nishikawa (conservation director); Ben Weber (director-at-large); Natasha Hesch (secretary); Livia Antony (programs director); Rosanne Petrich (director-at-large); Nancy Barrett (director-at-large); Saidal Akbari (newsletter editor); Luca Villnef (director-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Toronto Ornithological Club’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872463807RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.