Wilderness Discovery Centre
Charitable organization · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 717143929RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($319,359) as filed with the CRA.
Wilderness Discovery Centre is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $205K in revenue and $319K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The organization is dedicated to promoting a safe barrier free and fun camping experience that everyone can enjoy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $205K | $319K | $265K | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $376K | $258K | $213K | — | — | $2M |
| 2022 | $440K | $232K | $189K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $269K | $173K | $173K | — | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $69K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeffrey Jones (vice president); Michelle Woods (secretary); Shirley Dewilde (director); Craig Sandberg (director); Terrylee Klinge (treasurer); David Sillman (director); Ryley Hlady (director); Gary Prosser (director); Dave Koivisto (director); Chris Holland (director); Ian Moorfield (director); Dave Koivisto (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wilderness Discovery Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 717143929RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.