STRATFORD AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 25081 RPO HURON · STRATFORD, ON · N5A 0B4·BN 119199917RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WE OFFER MONTHLY GARDEN TALKS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY ZOOM AND IN PERSON. WE PROMOTE LEARNING AND SHARING HORTICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE INFORMATION TO NEW AND EXPERIENCED GARDENERS. WE CHAMPION ENVIRONMENT AND REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES. WE MAINTAIN PUBLIC GARDENS AND URNS. WE OFFER FREE WORKSHOPS TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES SCHOOLS AND MEMBERS. WE COLLECT PACKAGE AND GIVE AWAY FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS AND STOCK SEED LIBRARIES IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN PERTH COUNTY. WE MAINTAIN A WEBSITE WHCH IS AN ACCESSIBLE AND AUDIO GARDEN GUIDE FOR CITY GARDENS NOT JUST THE ONES WE MAINTAIN. THIS IS USED BY … Show more
WE OFFER MONTHLY GARDEN TALKS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY ZOOM AND IN PERSON. WE PROMOTE LEARNING AND SHARING HORTICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE INFORMATION TO NEW AND EXPERIENCED GARDENERS. WE CHAMPION ENVIRONMENT AND REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES. WE MAINTAIN PUBLIC GARDENS AND URNS. WE OFFER FREE WORKSHOPS TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES SCHOOLS AND MEMBERS. WE COLLECT PACKAGE AND GIVE AWAY FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS AND STOCK SEED LIBRARIES IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN PERTH COUNTY. WE MAINTAIN A WEBSITE WHCH IS AN ACCESSIBLE AND AUDIO GARDEN GUIDE FOR CITY GARDENS NOT JUST THE ONES WE MAINTAIN. THIS IS USED BY LOCALS AND TOURISTS. WE HOLD PLANT SLAES AND GARDEN TOURS. WE RESCUE PLANT IN AREAS SLATED FOR DESTRUCTION.
New programs
NEW WEBSITE. MENTORING HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE INHERITED GARDENS. WEEKLY HOUR LONG GARDEN STROLLS IN PRIVATE GARDENS HOSTED BY HOME OWNERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH CITY ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT UPPER THAMES CONSERVATION AND TR COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES FROM PUBLIC PARKLAND. WE SUPPLY NATIVE PLANTS TO RESIDENTS OF PERTH COUNTY AND TO RE-FOREST PARKLAND.
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)95¢
As filed: 95¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)8%
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)4.1 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)$26K
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)41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $28K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $17K | 92¢ | 8% | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $28K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2022-10-31 | $34K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $14K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2024-10-31 | $26K | 95¢ | 8% | 4.1 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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- MATTHEWS, MIKEPRESIDENTarm's length
- PHILLIPS, SHEILAVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- KRAUTER, BARRYTREASURERarm's length
- JONES, ERINarm's length
- KURTZ, SUSANGARDENSarm's length
- SHAMSIE, YASMINECORRESPONDENCE SECRETARYarm's length
- COCKSEDGE, MAUREENPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- FLAXBARD, MARY ANNMEMBERSHIPSarm's length
- MCFADDEN, LORRIESPEAKERSarm's length
- BRENMER, SCOTTTECHNOLOGYarm's length
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- VAN ESBROECK, DORORTHYDIRECTORarm's length
- NEEB, LINDAPROGRAM DIRECTORarm's length
- PEPPING, SHELLEYDIRECTORarm'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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