TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·777 LAWRENCE AVE E · NORTH YORK, ON · M3C 1P2·BN 119227486RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
60¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
40%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.9M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— 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 Toronto Botanical Garden?
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Is Toronto Botanical Garden a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119227486RR0001. 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 Toronto Botanical Garden located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 777 LAWRENCE AVE E, NORTH YORK, ON, M3C 1P2. Source.
What does Toronto Botanical Garden do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "To enable Toronto Botanical Garden's mission vision and values: Mission Toronto Botanical Garden connects people and plants fostering sustainable communities and developing reciprocal relationships with nature through lifelong learning." Full program description.
How much of Toronto Botanical Garden's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Toronto Botanical Garden?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.9M (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
To enable Toronto Botanical Garden's mission vision and values: Mission Toronto Botanical Garden connects people and plants fostering sustainable communities and developing reciprocal relationships with nature through lifelong learning.
New programs
Vision Toronto Botanical Garden is a garden for all; a diverse community that recognizes the life-giving role of nature working together for a more sustainable world. TBG relies on the support of individuals corporations and foundations. Over 99% of our operating budget is self-generated income through the revenues earned by education programs and courses membership rentals retail operations and special events as well as through the generous support of many donors. We also thank the City of Toronto for its $25 000 annual support along with in-kind support to operate in a city owned bu… Show more
Vision Toronto Botanical Garden is a garden for all; a diverse community that recognizes the life-giving role of nature working together for a more sustainable world. TBG relies on the support of individuals corporations and foundations. Over 99% of our operating budget is self-generated income through the revenues earned by education programs and courses membership rentals retail operations and special events as well as through the generous support of many donors. We also thank the City of Toronto for its $25 000 annual support along with in-kind support to operate in a city owned building. Toronto Botanical Garden engages over 17 000 learners annually in nature-based programming that connects people to plants and the natural world. And welcomes more than 350 000 visitors a year. Toronto Botanical Garden is re-aligning our efforts to become a purpose-led botanical garden: cultivating a community with a profound connect to nature inspiring impact in our unique ecosystem and beyond. To achieve this the Botanical Garden offers lifelong learning opportunities through educational programs for school groups families youth and adults. We also invite our community to experience nature and the garden through the lens of performing and still arts. Across all programs we invite the community to steward our local ecosystem exploring the indigeneity & biodiversity of our region while gaining a deeper connection to the community through place-based programs.
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.
60¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 60¢ 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 60¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
40%
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
1.3 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)$3.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)25%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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
25%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $4.2M | 44¢ | 56% | 1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.7M | 49¢ | 51% | 1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.1M | 60¢ | 40% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.2M | 60¢ | 40% | 1.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.1M | 60¢ | 40% | 1.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.9M | 60¢ | 40% | 1.3 yr |
| trend |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
24 directors reported · 23 of 24at arm's length
- ALVARENGA, CLAUDIATreasurerarm's length
- BREARTON, NICHOLASDirectorarm's length
- GAUVIN, LUCIEDirectorarm's length
- MAW, DEBORAHEx-officio Garden Club of Torarm's length
- PRATT, MARKDirectorarm's length
- TONG, NANCYEx-officio Milne House Gardenarm's length
- Ashworth, Gordon RBoard Directorarm's length
- Iacovino, Christina LEx Officio - City of Torontoarm's length
- Winton, JaniceDirector Treasurerarm's length
- DiGiovanni, ToninoDirector Chair
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- Anie, Barbara ADirectorarm's length
- Azzarello, DianneDirectorarm's length
- Cheng, AdelineDirectorarm's length
- Chandler, Michele ADirectorarm's length
- Cullen, Benjamin MDirectorarm's length
- Ellis, LisaDirectorarm's length
- Gault, Margareth LDirectorarm's length
- Grundy, Susan MDirector Vice Chairarm's length
- Hamidi, AbdullahDirectorarm's length
- Leu Chee, Doris MDirector Secretaryarm's length
- Gill, Derryn VDirector/ Ex Officoarm's length
- Seferian, HaigDirectorarm's length
- Ship, Martin IraDirector Vice Chairarm's length
- Erdman, MichaelDirector/Ex-Officioarm'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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