COLLINGWOOD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationAgriculture·PO BOX 618 STN MAIN · COLLINGWOOD, ON · L9Y 4E8·BN 870150968RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
83¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
17%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$49K
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
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Is Collingwood Horticultural Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 870150968RR0001. 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 Collingwood Horticultural Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 618 STN MAIN, COLLINGWOOD, ON, L9Y 4E8. Source.
What does Collingwood Horticultural Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Held meetings respecting the theory and practice of horticulture. The Club purchased and planted trees shrubs and flowers on public grounds (the Town's Arboretum) and privately owned community service agencies. We promoted community gardening and outdoor beautification at numberous community service agencies in…" Full program description.
How much of Collingwood Horticultural Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Collingwood Horticultural Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $49K (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
Held meetings respecting the theory and practice of horticulture. The Club purchased and planted trees shrubs and flowers on public grounds (the Town's Arboretum) and privately owned community service agencies. We promoted community gardening and outdoor beautification at numberous community service agencies in particular youth shelters (Barbara Weider House) domestic violence shelters (My Friend's Place) adult day programs (Breaking Down Barriers) and the OPP's memorial gardens. We distributed seeds plants flowers trees through the annual plant sale and/or by maintaining the Arboret… Show more
Held meetings respecting the theory and practice of horticulture. The Club purchased and planted trees shrubs and flowers on public grounds (the Town's Arboretum) and privately owned community service agencies. We promoted community gardening and outdoor beautification at numberous community service agencies in particular youth shelters (Barbara Weider House) domestic violence shelters (My Friend's Place) adult day programs (Breaking Down Barriers) and the OPP's memorial gardens. We distributed seeds plants flowers trees through the annual plant sale and/or by maintaining the Arboretum. We promoted the sharing of horticultural information through media events (expert speakers) in person and in by Zoom social media (Facebook and Instagram) and demonstrated workshops. Currently have 124 membeers who donated over 4 000 volunteer hours for 2024. The Club conitued to expand our efforts in the protection of the environment by planting pollinator gardens and creating new gardens with native species of plants.
New programs
This year the Club further expanded its social media outreach in order to reach out to both members and the general public by establihing a website (www.collingwoodgardenclub.ca).
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.
83¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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 83¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
17%
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)$49K
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 ↗
20%
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
20%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
79%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $34K | 92¢ | 7% | — |
| 2020-09-30 | $29K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2021-09-30 | $27K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $48K | 83¢ | 14% | — |
| 2023-09-30 | $32K | 81¢ | 17% | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $49K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
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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
6 directors reported · 4 of 6at arm's length
- Collinson, David FPresidentnot at arm's length
- Mulholland, Denise MTreasurerarm's length
- Collinson, Barbara J.Arboretum Directornot at arm's length
- Tipold, JanetMembership Directorarm's length
- Murray, LynnPlant Sale/Flower Show Directoarm's length
- Stewart, MaryEducation/Media Directorarm'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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