THUNDER BAY FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·131 - 1100 MEMORIAL AVE · THUNDER BAY, ON · P7B 4A3·BN 119264216RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. BIRDING PROGRAMS- THUNDER BAY CAPE OBSERVATORY (TCBO) BLUEBIRD RECOVERY PROGRAM OTHER SPECIES AT RISK 2. CONSERVATION / STEWARDSHIP - NATURE RESERVES ACQUSITIONS / PRESERVATION ONTARIO HERITAGE TRUST ORCHARD RESERVE MONITORING 3. PUBLICATIONS - NATURE NORTHWEST TCBO NEWS TBFN NATURE GUIDE CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF THUNDER BAY DISTRICT CHECKLIST FOR VASCULAR PLANTS 4. EDUCATION - WORKSHOP AND SEMINARS WEBSITE YOUTH 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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)88¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ 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)12%
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)6.9 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)$991K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)59%
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)25%
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 | $396K | 92¢ | 8% | 4.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $776K | 98¢ | 2% | 2.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $514K | 95¢ | 5% | 8.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $518K | 98¢ | 2% | 2.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.1M | 94¢ | 6% | 4.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $991K | 88¢ | 12% | 6.9 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)
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Board of directors
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- BARROW, SANDYDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- CARTER, MIKEDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- DAWSON, NEILVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- VAN HUYGEVOORT, KEVINTREASURERarm's length
- CARNEY, JOSEPHSECRETARYarm's length
- CARTLIDGE, THORADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- HOLENSTEIN, MONIKADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- BRYAN, SUSANDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- BRYAN, SUSANSECRETARYarm's length
- PRINCE, SUSANTREASURERarm's length
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- BRESELE, LANADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- HARRIS, ALLENDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- PATCHESON, THERESADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- WADE, KEITHDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- MONDOUX, COURTNEYPRESIDENTarm's length
- KENT, EUGENEDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
- CHILDS, MARIANDIRECTOR 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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