THE BRUCE TRAIL CONSERVANCY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 857 · HAMILTON, ON · L8N 3N9·BN 119217578RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
90¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
10%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$21.1M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★★ A · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to The Bruce Trail Conservancy?
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Is The Bruce Trail Conservancy a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119217578RR0001. 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 The Bruce Trail Conservancy located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 857, HAMILTON, ON, L8N 3N9. Source.
What does The Bruce Trail Conservancy do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is one of Ontario’s largest land trusts and the steward of Canada’s longest marked footpath. We actively preserve and care for land within the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the benefit of all. We responsibly connect people to nature through…" Full program description.
How much of The Bruce Trail Conservancy's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Bruce Trail Conservancy?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $21.1M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is one of Ontario’s largest land trusts and the steward of Canada’s longest marked footpath. We actively preserve and care for land within the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the benefit of all. We responsibly connect people to nature through the Bruce Trail and our protected natural areas. We are a member-driven volunteer-based charitable organization governed by a 19-member Board of Directors. Working with each of the nine Bruce Trail Clubs we are committed to caring for the Bruce Trail and to preserving land alo… Show more
The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is one of Ontario’s largest land trusts and the steward of Canada’s longest marked footpath. We actively preserve and care for land within the Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere to protect its ecosystems for the benefit of all. We responsibly connect people to nature through the Bruce Trail and our protected natural areas. We are a member-driven volunteer-based charitable organization governed by a 19-member Board of Directors. Working with each of the nine Bruce Trail Clubs we are committed to caring for the Bruce Trail and to preserving land along its route. 1 379 km of trail is maintained and ready to be explored. Our mission is to preserve a ribbon of wilderness for everyone forever. The BTC with the help of members and donors established 17 new protected natural areas covering 942 acres of Niagara Escarpment habitats during 2023-2024. The proportion of the Bruce Trail now on permanently protected land surpassed 71.9% during the year. 10.5 kms of the Bruce Trail’s Optimum Route was secured and 1.1 km of trail was removed from roads this year thanks to new protected areas and important new agreements with private landowners. 91 Species of Conservation Concern have been recorded on BTC-managed land and our BTC Ecologists made 34 observations of 15 rare and at risk species this year. 1 251 new Canadians became BTC members with the Canoo app during the year.
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.
90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 90¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
10%
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
1.5 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$21.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)56%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
18%
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
56%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
18%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
27%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $7.2M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $9.7M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $17.5M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $17.4M | 87¢ | 12% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $18.4M | 86¢ | 14% | 2.3 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $21.1M | 90¢ | 10% | 1.5 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★★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA
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Demonstrated impact
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Board of directors
23 directors reported · 23 of 23at arm's length
- Archer, CynthiaDirector at largearm's length
- Allen, GrahamDirector at largearm's length
- Bischof, HeidiDirector Co-Chair Finance&Riskarm's length
- Dickason, JohnDirector at largearm's length
- Edney, MichaelDirector at largearm's length
- Johnston, BrianDirector at largearm's length
- Kellestine, CorrieDirector at largearm's length
- Kerec, LindaDirector at largearm's length
- Moody, JaclynDirector Co-Chair Finance&Riskarm's length
- Myers, LeahDirector - Board Chairarm's length
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- Shalhoub, Lorraine 'Lori'Director at largearm's length
- Thompson, WendyDirector-Chair Governancearm's length
- Titgemeyer, BonniDirector-Chair Human Resourcesarm's length
- Treuman, MichaelDirector at largearm's length
- Whitworth, JohnDirector-Chair Land Securementarm's length
- Di Cintio, Graziella 'Gail'Director at largearm's length
- Dubyk, NadiaDirector at largearm's length
- Garrett, RobinDirector at largearm's length
- Johnson, Robert Timothy 'Tim'Director at largearm's length
- Duron, William 'Bill'Director at largearm's length
- Elders, JesseDirector at largearm's length
- Stansbury, DougDirector at largearm's length
- Morson, StephenDirector at largearm'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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