Waterloo Region Green Solutions
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 815852348RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,364,430) as filed with the CRA.
Waterloo Region Green Solutions is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 45% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $48K.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $803K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024.
In its own words
The purposes of the organization are: 1. To deliver environmental programs and services including household and community action designed to promote: a) sustainable resource use renewable energy energy efficiency b) clean air water soil c) healthy ecosystems 2. to educate and increase the public's understanding of the environment and its importance through workshops participation in or organization of public events and presentations to community groups and schools 3. to conduct research relating to the environment and disseminate the results of such research
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $11K | — | $787K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $9,741 | — | $677K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $995K | $84K | — | $685K |
| 2021 | $942K | $838K | $77K | — | — | $587K |
| 2020 | $803K | $277K | — | — | — | $490K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$902K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Waterloo Region Green Solutions’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 815852348RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.