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Nature United/ Nature Unie

Charitable organizationEnvironment·331 - 366 ADELAIDE ST E · TORONTO, ON · M5A 3X9·BN 836727644RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

NATURE UNITED IS A CANADIAN CHARITY AFFILIATED WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WHICH WORKS GLOBALLY TO CONSERVE THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. WE STRIVE FOR A WORLD WHERE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DRIVE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES BUSINESSES GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS TO ADVANCE PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. OUR CANADIAN AND GLOBAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: USING SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGH FORESTRY AGRICULTURE GRASSLANDS AND OTH Show more

NATURE UNITED IS A CANADIAN CHARITY AFFILIATED WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WHICH WORKS GLOBALLY TO CONSERVE THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. WE STRIVE FOR A WORLD WHERE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DRIVE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION OUTCOMES. WE PARTNER WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES BUSINESSES GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS TO ADVANCE PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. OUR CANADIAN AND GLOBAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: USING SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS THROUGH FORESTRY AGRICULTURE GRASSLANDS AND OTHER NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS; WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR TERRITORIES INCLUDING PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR CAPACITY-BUILDING STEWARDSHIP PLANS GUARDIAN NETWORKS AND IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS YOUTH BY INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN CONSERVATION EDUCATION; ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION; HELPTING IMPLEMENT MARINE MANAGEMENT PLANS; ADVANCING PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF OCEANS AND FRESHWATER; ENCOUAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARKET AND POLICY SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY; AND ADVANCING ALTERNATIVE CONSERVATION FINANCING INCLUDING PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE TO ADDRESS CONSERVATION OBECTIVES.

New programs

N/A

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)

75¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ 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)

25%

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)

0.7 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)

$23.0M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

83%

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)

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 ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-06-30$4.1M61¢39%0.5 yr
2020-06-30$3.8M63¢37%0.4 yr
2021-06-30$6.2M62¢38%0.9 yr
2022-06-30$6.2M65¢35%0.4 yr
2023-06-30$10.2M60¢40%0.2 yr
2024-06-30$23.0M75¢25%0.7 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)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length

  • HACKMAN, ARLINDIRECTORarm's length
  • EASTWOOD, FLORENCEDIRECTORarm's length
  • HARDESTY, TONIDIRECTORarm's length
  • CATHCART, CAROLINEVICE CHAIRarm's length
  • SOVANI, ALIYA JASMINEDIRECTORarm's length
  • VAN AANHOUT, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
  • JACOB, SASHACHAIRarm's length
  • MILLICAN, SUSANDIRECTORarm's length
  • CONLIFFE, ALEXANDRADIRECTORarm's length
  • RUSTERMIER, CATHYDIRECTORarm's length
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  • LAVERDURE, BRITTANEEDIRECTORarm's length
  • MACQUARRIE, CATHERINEDIRECTORarm's length
  • VEGH, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
  • CERVENKA, DEBBIEDIRECTORarm's length
  • MACMILLAN, KATHERINEDIRECTORarm'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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