Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 108163361RR0002 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($21,611,376) as filed with the CRA.
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is a charitable organization based in London, 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 $23.6M in revenue and $21.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $139K.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 117 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
We achieve our goals through myriad programs which take a holistic ecosystem approach. The UTRCA's 'ends' are to: protect life and property from flood and erosion protect and improve water quality preserve and manage natural areas provide outdoor recreation opportunities. Our programs and services today include: water management environmental planning & regulations watershed planning research monitoring conservation of soil and forestry campground and conservation area management protecting environmentally significant areas species at risk engaging in community partnerships and …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.6M | $21.6M | $19.7M | — | — | $49.4M |
| 2023 | $19.9M | $19.2M | $17.1M | — | — | $47.4M |
| 2022 | $17.3M | — | $14.4M | — | — | $46.7M |
| 2021 | $18M | $17.5M | $14.7M | — | — | $45.6M |
| 2020 | $19.5M | $18.9M | $18.9M | — | — | $45.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $139K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions117
- Total compensation, all staff$14.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandford Levin (board member); Paul Mitchell (board member); Hugh McDermid (board member); Anna Hopkins (board member); Mark Schadenburg (board member); Brian Petrie (board chair); Tracy Annett (gm/sec't'y-treasurer); Teresa Hollingsworth (mgr. comm.corp.svcs.); Christine Saracino (suprv. finance); Thomas Heeman (board member); Skylar Franke (board member); Peter Cuddy (board member); Harjinder Nijjar (board member); George Way (board member); Scott Zehr (board member); James Craigmile (board member); W .Dean Trentowski (board member); Jean Coles (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Upper Thames River Conservation Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108163361RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.