NATURE CANADA / CANADA NATURE
Charitable organizationAnimal welfare·1000 - 141 LAURIER AVE W · OTTAWA, ON · K1P 5J3·BN 118834704RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
75¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
25%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$5.8M
Charity Intelligence ★★★ C+ · T2
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Nature Canada?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Nature Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118834704RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Nature Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1000 - 141 LAURIER AVE W, OTTAWA, ON, K1P 5J3. Source.
What does Nature Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect animals plants and habitats and also pushing for effective policies that…" Full program description.
How much of Nature Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Nature Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $5.8M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect animals plants and habitats and also pushing for effective policies that protect endangered species encourage the development of networks of parks and protected areas across Canada conserve bird habitat and promote biodiversity in Canada abroad. In addition Nature Canada conducts educational programs that educate children and adults about the importanc… Show more
Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect animals plants and habitats and also pushing for effective policies that protect endangered species encourage the development of networks of parks and protected areas across Canada conserve bird habitat and promote biodiversity in Canada abroad. In addition Nature Canada conducts educational programs that educate children and adults about the importance of nature and encourage nature enthusiasts to protect nature and the processes to sustain it. The Municipal Protected Area Program ('Engaging Municipalities to Protect and Conserve Local Greenspaces') aims to increase the share of protected areas in communities across southern Canada by raising awareness about the role of municipalities local governments (e.g. First Nations regional governments) and relevant agencies (e.g. watershed authorities) in contributing to Canada’s historic commitment to protect 30 percent of land freshwater and ocean by 2030 ('30x30').
New programs
Rights of Nature in Canada aims to develop and foster discussions around gaining rights for nature in Canada and build social support and awareness for the rights of nature among the public.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 75¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
25%
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 ↗ · what this means
1.6 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$5.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
33%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
33%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
46%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $3.3M | 82¢ | 18% | 1.2 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $3.9M | 81¢ | 19% | 1 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $5.5M | 78¢ | 22% | 2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $6.9M | 83¢ | 17% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $5.0M | 79¢ | 21% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $5.8M | 75¢ | 25% | 1.6 yr |
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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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceC+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- DIETZ, SABINE SDCHAIRarm's length
- MCINTOSH, LOGAN LMVICE CHAIRarm's length
- DAVID, WILLIAM WDSECRETARYarm's length
- ROSS, WILLIAM WRTREASURERarm's length
- KHATTER, KAPIL KKMEMBERarm's length
- PARNELL, JEANNIE JPMEMBERarm's length
- BISSON, REAL RBMEMBERarm's length
- EYOB, ZIONA ZEMEMBERarm's length
- WOODWARD, RENATA RWMEMBERarm's length
- Pathmanathan, Hamsha HPMemberarm's length
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- Patel, Aviva APMEMBERarm's length
- Vasseur, Liette LVMEMBERarm's length
- Burgess, Montana MBMEMBERarm's length
- Trapper, Lillian LTMEMBERarm's length
- Coffey, David DCMEMBERarm'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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