ONTARIO FIELD ORNITHOLOGISTS
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·3269 DOBSON RD · SPRINGWATER, ON · L9X 1T6·BN 119067783RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE OFO IS DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF BIRD LIFE IN ONTARIO. OFO PUBLISHES 'ONTARIO BIRDS' AN EDUCATION & SCIENTIFIC JOUR DOCUMENTING NEW INFORMATION ON ONTARIO BIRDS. IT PUBLISHES 'OFO NEWS' A NEWSLETTER PROVIDING A MEMBER FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION ABOUT BIRDS AMONG MEMBERS. OFO PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION OF BIRDS IN THE PROVINCE OVERSEES ONTARIO BIRDS RECORD COMMITTEE OPREATES 'ONTBIRDS' A SIGHTING LISTSERVER HOST FIELD TRIPS AND AN ANNUAL CONVENTION IN THE AUTUMN.
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)64¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 64¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)36%
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)1.5 yr
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)$110K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
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)0%
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 | $73K | 233¢✱ | 15% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $68K | 1097¢✱ | 110% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $90K | 618¢✱ | 122% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $83K | 20689¢✱ | 3520% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $113K | 58¢ | 6% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $110K | 64¢ | 36% | 1.5 yr |
| 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
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- SUESS, SUSAN MTREASURERarm's length
- MILSOM, DAVIDPUBLICITY & FIELD TRIPSarm's length
- RUPERT, SARAHCOMMUNICATIONSarm's length
- ALVO, JACKSECRETARYarm's length
- BURRELL, MICHAEL VOUTREACHarm's length
- WILLIAMS, ANGELA CMEMBERSHIParm's length
- JASPER, KIAH RJUNIOR PROGRAMarm's length
- NAGY, SUSAN LADVERTISINGarm's length
- SEGLER, GISBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- SKEVINGTON, JEFFREY HPRESIDENTarm's length
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- FREEMAN, LYNNEDIRECTORarm's length
- JACKLIN, MARCIEDIRECTORarm's length
- RIELLY, COLLEENDIRECTORarm's length
- KINGSLEY, ANDREADIRECTORarm's length
- PECK, MARKDIRECTORarm'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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