FRIENDS OF THE MUSKOKA WATERSHED
Charitable organizationEnvironment·PO BOX 416 STN MAIN · BRACEBRIDGE, ON · P1L 1T7·BN 815686043RR0002·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
54¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$126K
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 Friends of the Muskoka Watershed?
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Is Friends of the Muskoka Watershed a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 815686043RR0002. 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 Friends of the Muskoka Watershed located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 416 STN MAIN, BRACEBRIDGE, ON, P1L 1T7. Source.
What does Friends of the Muskoka Watershed do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We identify environmental threats develop practical science-based solutions and connect with policy-makers to put these solutions in place. We also cultivate an awareness of these threats and solutions through educational outreach within the Muskoka. Ash Muskoka phase two - exploration of the use of wood ash to…" Full program description.
How much of Friends of the Muskoka Watershed's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Friends of the Muskoka Watershed?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $126K (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
We identify environmental threats develop practical science-based solutions and connect with policy-makers to put these solutions in place. We also cultivate an awareness of these threats and solutions through educational outreach within the Muskoka. Ash Muskoka phase two - exploration of the use of wood ash to restore the damages that declining calcium levels have caused in Muskoka's Forests. Road salt negatively impacts the water quality within the watershed. In turn its also harmful to the local wildlife such as fish birds turtles and frogs. We are conducting water sampling and stud… Show more
We identify environmental threats develop practical science-based solutions and connect with policy-makers to put these solutions in place. We also cultivate an awareness of these threats and solutions through educational outreach within the Muskoka. Ash Muskoka phase two - exploration of the use of wood ash to restore the damages that declining calcium levels have caused in Muskoka's Forests. Road salt negatively impacts the water quality within the watershed. In turn its also harmful to the local wildlife such as fish birds turtles and frogs. We are conducting water sampling and studying the changes in the water to inform government.
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.
54¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ 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 54¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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
0.9 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$126K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)53%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
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
53%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
31%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | $382K | 78¢ | 18% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $280K | 74¢ | 20% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $126K | 54¢ | 34% | 0.9 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- de Meel, MichelleDirectorarm's length
- Kelley, PeterVice Chair Directorarm's length
- Innis, LenoreChair Directorarm's length
- Yan, NormanSecretary Directorarm's length
- Miller, GordonDirectorarm's length
- Wagner-Chazalon, AndrewDirectorarm's length
- Hutchinson, NeilDirectorarm's length
- Davis, JimDirectorarm's length
- McNair, SandyDirectorarm's length
- Clark, DougTreasurerarm'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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