Wintergreen Studios
Charitable organization · Yarker, Ontario · BN 834231417RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($298,491) as filed with the CRA.
Wintergreen Studios is a charitable organization based in Yarker, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $300K in revenue and $298K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $183K in 2020 to $300K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Wintergreen studios is an environmental retreat centre located in south frontenac ontario canada. Wintergreen studios promotes mindful living by offering sustainable facilities for events and delivering educational programs that invite participants to explore their connections to nature. The largest program is the annual land art bioblitz which draws hundreds of visitors to wintergreen over the course of 5 days each spring. We provide retreat and meeting facilities for individuals and groups such as families interested in a wilderness weekend retreat. Wintergreen makes use of more natural…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $300K | $298K | $266K | — | — | $297K |
| 2023 | $302K | $294K | $265K | — | — | $285K |
| 2022 | $257K | $235K | $209K | — | — | $293K |
| 2021 | $181K | $162K | $134K | — | — | $271K |
| 2020 | $183K | $175K | $158K | — | — | $251K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rena Upitis (president); Gerald Dimnik (director); Kanonhsyonne Janice Hill (director); Justin Connidis (director); Helen Turnbell (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wintergreen Studios’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 834231417RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.