The Niagara Escarpment Foundation
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·93 LORNE ST · INGLEWOOD, ON · L7C 1L3·BN 805879095RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
94¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$27K
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 The Niagara Escarpment Foundation?
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Is The Niagara Escarpment Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 805879095RR0001. 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 Niagara Escarpment Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 93 LORNE ST, INGLEWOOD, ON, L7C 1L3. Source.
What does The Niagara Escarpment Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Continued to educate the public by creating greater understanding and awareness about the natural and cultural history of the Niagara Escarpment for the benefit of the public and the importance of the UNESCO Biosphere and conduct research relating to the environment of the Niagara Escarpment and disseminate the…" Full program description.
How much of The Niagara Escarpment Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Niagara Escarpment Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $27K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Continued to educate the public by creating greater understanding and awareness about the natural and cultural history of the Niagara Escarpment for the benefit of the public and the importance of the UNESCO Biosphere and conduct research relating to the environment of the Niagara Escarpment and disseminate the results for the public benefit.
New programs
Continue to support greater public awareness and understanding about Ontario's Greenbelt (the Escarpment Plan which is part of Ontario's Greenbelt is the only part internationally recognized as a World Biosphere) and give a grant to the Escarpment Corridor Alliance (Registered charity #76571 8309 RR0001) to research planning issues related to the Niagara Escarpment Act and Plan. This included creating a justification document for an amendment to the Recreation land designation in the Niagara Escarpment Plan which will allow the Escarpment Corridor Alliance to protect and preserve the future … Show more
Continue to support greater public awareness and understanding about Ontario's Greenbelt (the Escarpment Plan which is part of Ontario's Greenbelt is the only part internationally recognized as a World Biosphere) and give a grant to the Escarpment Corridor Alliance (Registered charity #76571 8309 RR0001) to research planning issues related to the Niagara Escarpment Act and Plan. This included creating a justification document for an amendment to the Recreation land designation in the Niagara Escarpment Plan which will allow the Escarpment Corridor Alliance to protect and preserve the future of the Niagara Escarpment across the South Georgian Bay region and beyond. The Board of Directors also donated their time and expertise to peer review a draft manuscript for book on the history of the Niagara Escarpment which is to be published in 2025.
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.
94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$27K
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 ↗
0%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 | $41K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $1K | 16¢ | 84% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $25K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $154K | 19¢ | 10% | 62.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $18K | 1354¢✱ | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $27K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 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
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- Leverty, RobertPresidentarm's length
- Louis, CecilVice Presidentarm's length
- Pim, LindaSecretary/Treasurerarm'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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