Voluntary Forest Certification Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 870168242RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,232,576) as filed with the CRA.
Voluntary Forest Certification Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024.
In its own words
Promote environmentally appropiate socially beneficial & economically viable management of canada's forests. Support & coordinate the development of regional standards for forest management in canada. Promote the use of certified wood endorsed by fsc. Assist in the development & monitoring of the certification process. Develop public awareness of certification & certified forest products. Involved in forest management issues in canada & internationally.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $1.7M | $81 | — | $703K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $5,455 | — | $546K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | — | $650K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $10.7M | — | — | $710K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $997K | $692K | $2,952 | — | $839K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$932K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Voluntary Forest Certification Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870168242RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.