Transparency
Financial transparency is one of our core values - that's why we post our yearly expenditures and show exactly where donations go--to our own projects or to other charities furthering our mission.
2024
Startup year | $0 in expenditures/admin costs
2025
DONATIONS RECEIVED
Fundraiser (Jun 8): $580.05
Fundraiser (Jul 18): $300
Fundraiser (Jul 20): $360
Fundraiser (Aug 9): $315.60
Donations (Aug 9): $250
Fundraiser (Aug 24): $300
Donation (Sept 13): $200
Donation (Sept 13): $5
Donation (Sept 21): $14.15
Additional Donation: $5
YEARLY EXPENDITURE
Total expenditure for all programs:
$2,025
OUR OWN PROGRAMS
Pollinator Garden Program
​Expenditure: $25
(We received plant, soil & tool donations which lowered the cost)
PROGRAM SPENDING
Nature/Habitat Protection, Preservation & Conservation: $1,050
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Food Circularity & Preventing Food Waste: $250
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Indigenous Food Forests: $200
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Environmental Justice, Pollinators, Plastic Reduction & Climate Change:
$500
OTHER CHARITIES
Charity 1: Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC)
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Restoring rainforest (cut down to be pasture) by planting native trees and plants.
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Charity 2: The Orangutan Project
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Protecting critical, mature rainforest endangered orangutan habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia.​
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Charity 3: Ancient Forest Alliance
Amount donated: $50
Charity description: Protects endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia
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Charity 4: Friends of the Earth
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Works on Canadian eco justice, plastic pollution, climate change and protecting pollinators.
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Charity 5: Second Harvest
Amount donated: $250
Charity description: Recovers fresh, unsold food to protect the environment & provide immediate hunger relief.
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​Charity 6: Kinvia Indigenous
Amount donated: $200
Charity description: Creates sustainable food forests for Canadian Indigenous peoples.​​
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Legal Registration: $155
+ Name search: $15.59
Website: $102.60
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Total: $273.19
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How did we cover admin costs?:
Registration: fundraised through event in 2024
Name search cost: funded by private donor*
Website cost: funded by private donor*
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*Private donors generously covered these costs, so all money fundraised/donated directly to the nonprofit will be spent on our programs.
Please note, admin costs will be highest in our first operating year
2026
DONATIONS RECEIVED
Donation (Apr 19): $50
Donation (May 12): $100
Donation (May 23): $60
Fundraiser (Jun 7): $761.65
Fundraiser (Jul 19): $260
Fundraiser (Aug 9): $630.35
Fundraiser (Oct 4): $240
Donation (Oct 4): $31.50
YEARLY EXPENDITURE
Total expenditure for all programs:
$2,250
OUR OWN PROGRAMS
Pollinator Garden Program
​Expenditure: $0
(We got all plants/tools for free!)
PROGRAM SPENDING
Nature/Habitat Protection, Preservation & Conservation: $1400
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Food Circularity & Preventing Food Waste: $300
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Indigenous Food Forests: $200​
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Pollinator Protection: $350
OTHER CHARITIES
Charity 1: Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC)
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Restoring rainforest (cut down to be pasture) by planting native trees and plants.
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Charity 2: The Orangutan Project
Amount donated: $500
Charity description: Protecting critical, mature rainforest endangered orangutan habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia.​
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Charity 3: Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
Amount donated: $200
Charity description: Protecting and restoring land and wetlands in southern Ontario.​​​
Charity 4: Second Harvest
Amount donated: $300
Charity description: Recovers fresh, unsold food to protect the environment & provide immediate hunger relief.
​Charity 5: Nature Conservancy Canada
Amount donated: $200
Charity description: Protecting Ontario forests through wildfire prevention & response.
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​Charity 6: Kinvia Indigenous
Amount donated: $200
Charity description: Creates sustainable food forests for Canadian Indigenous peoples.​​
Charity 7: Xerces Society
Amount donated: $150
Charity description: Pollinator advocacy and protection work through policy.
​Charity 8: Canadian Wildlife Federation (Pollinator RoW Program)
Amount donated: $200
Charity description: Restoring native meadows beside roads and hydro corridors to help pollinators in Ontario & Quebec​​​
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Website: $117.26
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Total: $117.26
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How did we cover admin costs?:
Funded by private donor
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*Private donors generously covered these costs, so all money fundraised/donated directly to the nonprofit will be spent on our programs.
2027 will be updated in Nov 2027
Help us continue our work protecting nature & pollinators
We're a small, community-based nonprofit so your donation is REALLY helpful.
We don't have any employees, don't have a fundraising budget, and try to keep admin costs very low so as much of your donation as possible goes to the charitable cause.
Even if you can just donate $5, your donation goes a long way.
It means a lot to us that you want to support our work to create a better planet for all.
