OTTAWA FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB
Charitable organizationEnvironment·P.O. BOX 35069 · WESTGATE P.O. · OTTAWA, ON · K1Z 1A2·BN 119071553RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE OTTAWA FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB IS A VOLUNTEER REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND IS THE OLDEST NATURAL HISTORY CLUB IN CANADA. THE CLUB'S ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF A NATIONAL REFEREED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL CALLED THE CANADIAN FIELD-NATURALIST THE PUBLICATION OF A LOCAL HISTORY JOURNAL AND QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER CALLED TRAIL & LANDSCAPE PROTECTION OF LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NATURAL AREAS USING DONATIONS DOCUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY MAINTENANCE OF A 6.5 HECTARE WILDLIFE GARDEN IN OTTAWA ONTARIO TO DEMONSTRATE HOW NATURAL HABITATS CAN BE CREATED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS … Show more
THE OTTAWA FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB IS A VOLUNTEER REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND IS THE OLDEST NATURAL HISTORY CLUB IN CANADA. THE CLUB'S ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF A NATIONAL REFEREED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL CALLED THE CANADIAN FIELD-NATURALIST THE PUBLICATION OF A LOCAL HISTORY JOURNAL AND QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER CALLED TRAIL & LANDSCAPE PROTECTION OF LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NATURAL AREAS USING DONATIONS DOCUMENTATION AND ADVOCACY MAINTENANCE OF A 6.5 HECTARE WILDLIFE GARDEN IN OTTAWA ONTARIO TO DEMONSTRATE HOW NATURAL HABITATS CAN BE CREATED IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS PUBLIC EDUCATION USING DISPLAYS A WEBSITE LECTURES GUIDED WALKS AND FIELD TRIPS BIRD STUDIES INCLUDING CONDUCTING BIRD COUNTS IN THE OTTAWA AREA AND THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH GRANTS FOR STUDIES IN NATURAL HISTORY. THE CLUB ALSO WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BIRD STRIKES TO WINDOWS AND TO RESUSCITATE THOSE THAT ARE INJURED
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)79¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ 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)21%
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)14 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)$170K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)11%
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)16%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $175K | 93¢ | 10% | 9.3 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $172K | 88¢ | 12% | 12.4 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $150K | 83¢ | 17% | 15.7 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $178K | 82¢ | 18% | 12.5 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $189K | 84¢ | 14% | 10.7 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $170K | 79¢ | 21% | 14 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
21 directors reported · 21 of 21at arm's length
- BÉLAIR, ANNIE LDIRECTORarm's length
- CLARKIN, OWEN JPRESIDENTarm's length
- FARNWORTH, EDWARD RDIRECTORarm's length
- HESSIAN, CATHERINEMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- LEPAGE, DIANE LDIRECTORarm's length
- MACKENZIE, ANNDIRECTORarm's length
- MOORE, ELIZABETHSECRETARYarm's length
- MUELLER, JAKOB DPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- NIWA, JANETTEDIRECTORarm's length
- ROBERTSON, GORDON EDIRECTORarm's length
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- YOUNG, KENNETH ATREASURERarm's length
- ZURBRIGG, ELEANOR JDIRECTORarm's length
- KEITH, KERRI LDIRECTORarm's length
- DUNNETT, DEREK EDIRECTORarm's length
- MCATEER, MORGANDIRECTORarm's length
- LEHMANN, SUSAN EDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAMNEY, LISADIRECTORarm's length
- ILVES, KATRINA LDIRECTORarm's length
- MCBRIDE, BEVERLYDIRECTORarm's length
- MICHAUD, EMILIADIRECTORarm's length
- SIMS, JESSICA RDIRECTORarm'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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