RARE CHARITABLE RESEARCH RESERVE
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·1679 BLAIR ROAD · CAMBRIDGE, ON · N3H 4R8·BN 877615914RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
66¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.4M
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 Rare Charitable Research Reserve?
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Is Rare Charitable Research Reserve a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 877615914RR0001. 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 Rare Charitable Research Reserve located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1679 BLAIR ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, ON, N3H 4R8. Source.
What does Rare Charitable Research Reserve do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CONSERVING PROTECTING ENHANCING AND RESTORING LANDS FLORA FAUNA RIVERS AND WETLANDS CONDUCTING FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN ENHANCING THE PUBLIC'S QUALITY OF LIFE…" Full program description.
How much of Rare Charitable Research Reserve's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Rare Charitable Research Reserve?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
CONSERVING PROTECTING ENHANCING AND RESTORING LANDS FLORA FAUNA RIVERS AND WETLANDS CONDUCTING FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN ENHANCING THE PUBLIC'S QUALITY OF LIFE CONSERVING PROTECTING ENHANCING AND RESTORING BUILDINGS STRUCTURES CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES CONDUCTING FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMP… Show more
CONSERVING PROTECTING ENHANCING AND RESTORING LANDS FLORA FAUNA RIVERS AND WETLANDS CONDUCTING FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN ENHANCING THE PUBLIC'S QUALITY OF LIFE CONSERVING PROTECTING ENHANCING AND RESTORING BUILDINGS STRUCTURES CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES CONDUCTING FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN ENHANCING THE PUBLIC'S QUALITY OF LIFE ADVANCING EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT BY CONDUCTING FACILITATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH ADVANCING EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT BY CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ADVANCING EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS CONDUCTING AND FACILITATING RESEARCH ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ADVANCING EDUCATION ABOUT INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND WAYS OF BEING
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.
66¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 66¢ · 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
2.8 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$2.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)22%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
7%
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
22%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
7%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $2.8M | 53¢ | 47% | 1.6 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.9M | 55¢ | 45% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $4.0M | 61¢ | 39% | 12.3 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $3.0M | 55¢ | 45% | 3.1 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $2.8M | 62¢ | 38% | 3 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $2.4M | 66¢ | 34% | 2.8 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- AINSWORTH, KEITHSECRETARYarm's length
- ANAND, MADHURDIRECTORarm's length
- HACKER, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
- MCGEE, BRIANDIRECTOR TREASURERarm's length
- ROBERTS, JOYCHAIRarm's length
- SOBEK-SWANT, STEPHANIEEXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
- AGRO, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- MUSSAR, CLAIREDIRECTORarm'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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