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Toronto, ON · Public foundation

Greenbelt Foundation

The GREENBELT FOUNDATION is interested in conducting activities that promote and sustain the greenbelt as a beneficial valuable and permanent feature enhancing the life of ontarians.

C$1.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
35
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
Regions reached
C$75k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2024 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under C$10k7 grants · C$54k
  • C$10k–50k21 grants · C$556k
  • C$50k–250k7 grants · C$409k
C$24,694
Median grant
2
Regions reached
C$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PLENTY CANADAC$75,000
WATERFRONT REGENERATION TRUSTC$65,500
ECOSPARKC$60,000
BRUCE PENINSULA BIOSPHERE ASSOCIATIONC$56,813
NIAGARA PENINSULA ASPIRING GLOBAL GEOPARKC$52,085
Individual grant recipientC$50,000
CENTRAL LAKE ONTARIO CONSERVATIONC$50,000
COUNTRY HERITAGE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYC$45,000
ECOSCHOOLS CANADAC$45,000
INNOVATIVE FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIOC$44,850
SAVE THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE (STORM)C$43,945
OAK RIDGES MORIANE LAND TRUSTC$42,977
FORESTS ONTARIOC$41,750
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PELHAMC$33,689
GREEN COMMUNITIES CANADAC$27,500
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
C$6.9M · 59 repeat orgsC$1.4M to everyone else

59 repeat relationships — 25 still active in FY2024, 34 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

59
38

Total granted

C$6.9M
C$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+62%

Still filing today

73%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; C$259k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.”

Backed again, and grew

  • WR
    WATERFRONT REGENERATION TRUST
    6× · 2019–2024 · C$473k · revenue +3% · 31% of their budget
  • EE
    ECOSPARK ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · C$400k · revenue +9% · 25% of their budget
  • FO
    FORESTS ONTARIO
    3× · 2022–2024 · C$341k · revenue +64%

Funded once

  • ED
    Environmental Defense
    one grant, 2017 · C$230k
  • MO
    MISSISSAUGAS OF THE NEW CREDIT
    one grant, 2019 · C$138k
  • MN
    MUNICIPAL NATURAL ASSETS INITIATIVE
    one grant, 2019 · C$100k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent CRA filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matches that aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Halton Region Conservation Authority

Conservation Halton is a community based environmental agency that protects restores and manages the watershed's conservation areas forests creeks Niagara Escarpment lands source water protection sites and biodiversity through science…

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2
Nature Canada / Canada Nature

Nature Canada's mission is to protect and conserve wildlife habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. The organization conducts conservation work which involves supporting community-based efforts to protect…

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3
Bird Ecology and Conservation Ontario

1. Research to advance the conservation of songbird species at risk in agricultural landscapes; and 2. Research to improve our understanding of the distribution abundance and productivity of songbird species at risk.

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4
The Nature Conservancy of Canada/La Societe Canadienne Pour La Conservation De La Nature

As Canada’s largest environmental charity the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has worked with partners to conserve natural landscapes since 1962. Together we deliver solutions to address the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate…

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5
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society/La Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada

A) Terrestrial Parks and Protected Areas Program - To establish new and expanded terrestrial protected areas while protecting nature in our existing parks; - To protect wilderness ecosystems across Canada; and - To educate Canadians about…

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6
Nature United/ Nature Unie

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…

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7
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

The npca administers programs to further the conservation restoration and development of lands within its geographical juridiction

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8
The Canadian Council On Ecological Areas - Le Conseil Canadien Des Aires ÉCologiques

The canadian council on ecological areas (ccea) is a national leader in providing evidence-based guidance in the establishment and management of a comprehensive network of ecological areas to contribute to the conservation and restoration…

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9
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

We achieve our goals through myriad programs which take a holistic ecosystem approach. The UTRCA's 'ends' are to: protect life and property from flood and erosion protect and improve water quality preserve and manage natural areas provide…

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10
Watersheds Canada
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11
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation

Ongoing programs the npca administers programs to further the conservation restoration and development of lands within its geographical jurisdiction

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12
Earthroots Fund

Earthroots fund works to promote the protection of canada's wilderness wildlife and watersheds through research and public education

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ontario Nature Inc. and the most unlike its peers is Town of Lincoln Concert Band. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

02the grantee network

63 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2024.

Each one resolved to its own CRA returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2024, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 63 of the 107 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
62/63
Grantees still filing
46/63
Grew since you first funded

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%C$100kC$1.0MC$10MC$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetWATERFRONT REGENERATION TRUST — C$473,000 over 6y, 31% of budgetECOSPARK ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION — C$400,330 over 5y, 25% of budgetFORESTS ONTARIO — C$341,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetPLENTY CANADA — C$330,492 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetPARK PEOPLE — C$306,010 over 4y, 8.2% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE — C$300,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetONTARIO FARMLAND TRUST — C$276,705 over 7y, 17% of budgetOAK RIDGES MORAINE FOUNDATION — C$255,000 over 3y, 65% of budgetEARTH RANGERS — C$250,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetCREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION — C$241,250 over 6y, 7.3% of budgetWILDLANDS LEAGUE — C$238,460 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetBRUCE PENINSULA BIOSPHERE ASSOCIATION — C$231,065 over 6y, 19% of budgetSustainable Prosperity — C$201,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFEDERATION OF ONTARIO NATURALISTS — C$178,662 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetFoodshare — C$153,082 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCAROLINIAN CANADA COALITION — C$140,804 over 4y, 7.1% of budgetONTARIO PARKS ASSOCIATION — C$130,000 over 4y, 9.0% of budgetRESCUE LAKE SIMCOE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — C$129,799 over 3y, 16% of budgetECOSCHOOLS CANADA — C$108,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetHAMILTON CONSERVAITON FOUNDATION — C$100,000 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetGANARASKA REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY — C$98,250 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCENTRAL LAKE ONTARIO CONSERVATION — C$96,800 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetKAWARTHA CONSERVATION — C$90,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetNEPTIS FOUNDATION — C$85,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetDUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA — C$85,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS — C$84,036 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetEVERDALE — C$82,550 over 3y, 11% of budgetNOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY — C$80,586 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCONSERVATION HALTON FOUNDATION — C$79,149 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetOAK RIDGES MORIANE LAND TRUST — C$74,977 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY CANADA — C$70,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHE SHARED PATH CONSULTATION INTIATIVE — C$68,850 over 2y, 48% of budgetALTERNATIVE LAND USE SERVICES — C$54,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetCREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY — C$46,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOUNTRY HERITAGE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY — C$45,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetRYERSON UNIVERSITY — C$44,804 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGREEN COMMUNITIES CANADA — C$40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetTHE RIVERWOOD CONSERVANCY — C$36,333 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetONTARIO LAND TRUST ALLIANCE — C$31,646 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetANCIENT FOREST EXPLORATION & RESEARCH — C$26,000 over 2y, 75% of budgetONTARIO STREAMS — C$25,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetDAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION — C$25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBOWMANVILLE VALLEYS 2000 INC — C$24,500 over 2y, 83% of budgetSocial Planning Council — C$20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ROUGE WATERSHED — C$20,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetNIAGARA ESCARPMENT FOUNDATION — C$20,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetThe Stop Community — C$18,560 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetALTERNATIVES JOURNAL — C$16,750 over 2y, 10% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds WATERFRONT REGENERATION TRUST ↗
  • Who funds ECOSPARK ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds FORESTS ONTARIO ↗
  • Who funds PLENTY CANADA ↗
  • Who funds PARK PEOPLE ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE ↗
  • Who funds ONTARIO FARMLAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds OAK RIDGES MORAINE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EARTH RANGERS ↗
  • Who funds CREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WILDLANDS LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds BRUCE PENINSULA BIOSPHERE ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Sustainable Prosperity ↗
  • Who funds FEDERATION OF ONTARIO NATURALISTS ↗
  • Who funds Foodshare ↗
  • Who funds CAROLINIAN CANADA COALITION ↗
  • Who funds ONTARIO PARKS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds RESCUE LAKE SIMCOE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ECOSCHOOLS CANADA ↗
  • Who funds HAMILTON CONSERVAITON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GANARASKA REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL LAKE ONTARIO CONSERVATION ↗
  • Who funds KAWARTHA CONSERVATION ↗
  • Who funds NEPTIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA ↗
  • Who funds ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS ↗
  • Who funds EVERDALE ↗
  • Who funds NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ↗
  • Who funds CONSERVATION HALTON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OAK RIDGES MORIANE LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY CANADA ↗
  • Who funds THE SHARED PATH CONSULTATION INTIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds ALTERNATIVE LAND USE SERVICES ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Td Friends of the Env…The McLean FoundationWorld Wildlife Fund C…Fondation Écho /Echo …Ontario Wildlife Foun…The Consecon Foundati…Ontario Federation of…The Peter Gilgan Foun…Nature Canada / Canad…J.P. Bickell Foundati…Toronto FoundationHelen McCrea Peacock …
Td Friends of the Environment FoundationON21.9× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Td Friends of the Environment Foundation · The McLean Foundation · World Wildlife Fund Canada Fonds Mondial Pour la Nature Can Ada · Fondation Écho /Echo Foundation · Ontario Wildlife Foundation · The Consecon Foundation · Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Foundation · The Peter Gilgan Foundation · Nature Canada / Canada Nature · J.P. Bickell Foundation · Toronto Foundation · Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from the Canada Revenue Agency’s published T3010 data — your own annual information return and the multi-year returns of the 107 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year) — each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program description on its T3010; we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without a BN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your T3010 annual information return for the fiscal period ending 2024-03-31, as published by the Canada Revenue Agency in 2024. Amounts are Canadian dollars, as filed and never converted. Registered as a public foundation under foundations.

Source object 822521878:2024-03-31 · View the T3010 on the CRA register

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