RIDEAU VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
Charitable organizationEnvironment·3889 RIDEAU VALLEY DRIVE · PO BOX 599 · MANOTICK, ON · K4M 1A5·BN 107896136RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
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THE RVCA IS ONE OF 36 CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES IN ONTARIO WORKING TO SAFEGUARD LOCAL WATERSHEDS TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM NATURAL HAZARDS AND CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES. THE RVCA WORKS CLOSELY WITH MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES WATERSHED RESIDENTS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM NATURAL HAZARDS GUIDE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE. OUR PRIORITIES ARE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY PROTECT WATER SUPPLIES MANAGE FLOOD RISK AND EROSION HAZARDS RESTORE WATERSHED HABITATS AND INCREASE CONSERVATION LANDS. THE RVCA LOOKS TO BULD… Show more
THE RVCA IS ONE OF 36 CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES IN ONTARIO WORKING TO SAFEGUARD LOCAL WATERSHEDS TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM NATURAL HAZARDS AND CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES. THE RVCA WORKS CLOSELY WITH MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES WATERSHED RESIDENTS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM NATURAL HAZARDS GUIDE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE. OUR PRIORITIES ARE TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY PROTECT WATER SUPPLIES MANAGE FLOOD RISK AND EROSION HAZARDS RESTORE WATERSHED HABITATS AND INCREASE CONSERVATION LANDS. THE RVCA LOOKS TO BULD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND POPULATION GROWTH BY PROMOTING AN INTEGRATED WATERSHED APPROACH-ONE THAT BALANACES HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS. THE RIDEAU VALLEY WATERSHED COVERS 4 241 SQUARE KILOMETERS REPRESENTING 18 MUNICIPALITIES. THE RVCA: -MANAGES OVER 3 460 HECTARES OF CONSERVATION LAND -WELCOMES 343 000 VISITORS ANNUALLY TO 11 DEVELOPED CONSERVATION AREAS -PROVIDES OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO 9 461 STUDENTS ANNUALLY -PLANTS OVER 239 000 TREES ANNUALLY -NATURALIZES SHORELINDS AND COMPLETES BEST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS ON RURAL PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY -MONITORS AND REPORTS ON WATERSHED HEALTH THROUGH STREAM SURVEYS FISH SAMPLING WATER QUALITY SAMPLING AND HEADWATER SAMPLING -PROVIDES APPROVALS FOR DEVELOPMENT ON HAZARD LANDS AFFECTED BY FLODDING STEEP SLOPES OR UNSTABLE SOILS IN SENSITIVE AREAS (WETLANDS SHORELINES
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)—
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$12.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)69%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $11.9M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $10.7M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $11.0M | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $11.7M | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $13.1M | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $12.4M | — | — | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
21 directors reported · 21 of 21at arm's length
- TURCOTTE, ADAMDIRECTORarm's length
- WYNANDS, ADRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- PIERMAN, ANGELADIRECTORarm's length
- BARR, ANNEDIRECTORarm's length
- ROBINSON, ANNEVICE CHAIRarm's length
- CARD, BARRYDIRECTORarm's length
- DOWDALL, BRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- BROWN, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- WATERFIELD, GARYDIRECTORarm's length
- BANKS, JEFFDIRECTORarm's length
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- ARAGONA, JOEDIRECTORarm's length
- STRACKERJAN, KRISTINCHAIRarm's length
- KENNY, MORGANDIRECTORarm's length
- DEVINE, SEANDIRECTORarm's length
- PANKOW, SHAWNDIRECTORarm's length
- PETERSEN-QUESNEL, SHELLEYDIRECTORarm's length
- FOURNIER, STEPHENDIRECTORarm's length
- IRWIN, SUSANDIRECTORarm's length
- KAVANAGH, THERESADIRECTORarm's length
- JOHNSON, TREVORDIRECTORarm's length
- LO, WILSONDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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