GEORGIAN BAY FOREVER
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 75347 RPO LESLIE ST · TORONTO, ON · M4M 1B3·BN 895311066RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
CONTINUED THE WATER LEVEL MONITORING PROGRAM CONTINUE TO WORK WITH WORKING PARTNERS ON WETLANDS RESEARCH PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTINUED WITH THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN COASTAL WETLANDS PROJECT CONTINUED CONFERENCES WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS TO ALERT PEOPLE ABOUT WATER PROTECTION ISSUE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH US AND CANADIAN GREAT LAKES ENGOS ON THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND EXTREME LOW WATER LEVEL
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)73¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 73¢ 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)27%
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)1 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)$1.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)50%
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)19%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $662K | 71¢ | 18% | 0.9 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $649K | 65¢ | 31% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.2M | 74¢ | 23% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.1M | 77¢ | 21% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.0M | 73¢ | 27% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.1M | 73¢ | 27% | 1 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- CLARK, TERRYCHAIRarm's length
- CHAMBERLAIN, ADAMDIRECTORarm's length
- TUCKER, JOETREASURERarm's length
- HEINTZMAN, DOUGDIRECTORarm's length
- HUTCHINSON, NEILDIRECTORarm's length
- FREW, JENNIFERDIRECTORarm's length
- THOMSON, WILLDIRECTORarm's length
- NEARY, ANNEDIRECTORarm's length
- LEPPARD, SALLYDIRECTORarm's length
- HASTINGS, MARGARETDIRECTORarm's length
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- GREEN, MIKEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCGIMPSEY, GRANTDIRECTORarm's length
- SWEETNAM, DAVIDEXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
- TURNER, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- MAWINNEY, KELLYDIRECTORarm'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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