Participants at the National Trust Conference 2015 in Calgary, Alberta.

Annual Report 2015-2016

Bringing Heritage to Life

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That connecting people with the fabric and the stories of places that matter creates belonging, shapes our collective national identity, connects us to our roots and improves quality of life.

That heritage is dynamic and essential – linked to social justice, the environment, sustainable living and the cultural diversity of Canada.

That heritage is the cornerstone of vibrant and healthy communities.

We believe

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Chair: Tom UrbaniakVice-Chairs: Richard Moorhouse and Gregory ThomasGovernors: Marion Beyea, Lorna Crowshoe, Helen Edwards, David Hood, James Ingold, Marc Johnston, Henry Maisonneuve, Bruce McNiven, Michael Murphy, Catherine Nasmith, Michael Seaman, Myriam St-Denis, Glenn Sutter

The Honourable Pat Carney, PC, CM Professor Thomas H.B. Symons, CC, OOnt Douglas Cardinal, OC John K.F. Irving Scott McKee Hand Professor Glen MacDonald Frederic L.R. Jackman, CM, OOnt, CD Alexander Reford

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Momentum is the word that comes to mind as we reflect on the past year! The National Trust for Canada is leading and inspiring action for places that matter, and we are proud to share some important achievements.

Through This Place Matters, Canada’s first crowdfunding site for heritage, we delivered $368,000 to 52 historic places – a record for the organization. An additional $243,775 in Young Canada Works funding delivered to heritage organizations helped create jobs in heritage for 74 young people across the country.

Heritage and regeneration are about grassroots effort, and we’ve responded with new programs like Launch Pad, which reinforces local capacity to save and renew places that matter with the power of volunteer coaches, experts, students and young professionals. Throughout Canada, communities grappling with endangered places of faith need hope, so we’ve created new training, which we look forward to sharing with you.

The heritage movement also needs inspiration, and we were proud to host an extraordinary gathering of 495 delegates at the National Trust Conference 2015 in Calgary, delivering a range of learning opportunities. One of the highlights, Moh-Kins-Tsis, the Calgary Indigenous Heritage Roundtable,

has led to critical reflection on all aspects of our work.

As we approach the 150th anniversary of Confederation, we’ve made great strides in raising the profile of heritage, closely aligning our work with the development of struggling communities, social justice and diversity. We increased outreach through site visits and training events. Our tangible outputs and demonstration initiatives showed that heritage is dynamic, urgent and essential for sustainable living in Canada.

The National Trust is fortunate to have a dedicated Board of Governors, talented staff and passionate volunteers. We take this opportunity to extend sincere thanks to all members, donors, volunteers, partners and funders who inspire and drive our organization. We also acknowledge heritage investors and stewards, and the many Canadians who actively care for the historic fabric of our places, our diverse communities and our irreplaceable ways of life.

A YEAR OF MOMENTUM

Tom Urbaniak

We delivered $368,000 to

52 historic places – a record for the

organization.

The National Trust for Canada leads and inspires action for places that matter.

Our sites, projects and programs engage Canadians, enhance local identity and bring heritage to life.

ABOUT US

Tom UrbaniakChair, Board of Governors

Natalie BullExecutive Director

Natalie Bull

BY THE NUMBERS

495participantsat National Trust Conference 2015 in Calgary, Alberta

$616,624delivered to projects, scholars and organizations across Canada

802new donors

2,145trainedin heritage regeneration

56 placesgiven direct advice and assistance

172,442website visits

74jobs for youth

funded through Young Canada Works

219,794votes cast during This Lighthouse Matters

11 awardsdistributed to deserving Canadians and heritage projects

“The wisdom, guidance, caring and vision expressed [at Moh-Kins-Tsis] was

humbling, significant and very encouraging.”

- Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, Alberta

“Our This Place Matters campaign was so successful we put our new skills to

work and launched a second crowdfunding campaign!“

- Mary Forbes, British Columbia

“The Conference was a great opportunity to network with, and learn

from, colleagues from across the country.”

- Royce Pettyjohn, Saskatchewan

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- The Honourable Margaret McCain, This Lighthouse Matters Project Champion

“I am grateful to the National Trust for caring about our heritage and helping Canadians to preserve it.”

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

THIS LIGHTHOUSE MATTERS

THIS PLACE MATTERS

NATIONAL TRUST CONFERENCE

LAUNCH PAD

YOUNG CANADA WORKS

REGENERATING PLACES

We engaged over 2,145 people through National Trust Regeneration training, coaching and support services.

From developing new training to help faith groups find new uses for their places of faith, to leading solution-oriented workshops on topics like Main Street revitalization in communities across the country, to creating an Action Plan to improve the vitality of downtown Wolseley, Saskatchewan, we’ve helped communities regenerate places that matter.

We helped employers create 70 student jobs and four internships.

Through Young Canada Works, we partnered with the Department of Canadian Heritage to fund jobs in heritage organizations throughout the country, giving students and recent graduates hands-on experience working in heritage.

We introduced Launch Pad.

Thanks to our 150 Founding Launch Pad donors, we debuted Launch Pad, a program that brings together local players with a volunteer team of experts and students to find solutions to save heritage places. In March 2015, we completed our first mission, helping the Stone Church Restoration Society identify future uses for the former St. Alphonsus Church in Nova Scotia.

We created Canada’s first crowdfunding and competition site dedicated to heritage.

Since its launch in June 2015, 52 projects have participated in crowdfunding on This Place Matters. Through the generosity of hundreds of Canadians, funding has been directed to heritage projects all across Canada. Thanks to the RBC Foundation, we matched $25,000 in contributions made during fall 2015.

We hosted the largest ever National Trust Conference and our first Indigenous Heritage Roundtable.

A record 495 participants joined us in Calgary for Heritage Energized, the National Trust Conference 2015, featuring more workshops, sessions and tours than ever before. Moh-Kins-Tsis, the Calgary Indigenous Heritage Roundtable brought together Elders, experts and heritage professionals.

Our impact is powered by the support of our members, donors, volunteers, partners and funders, who are at the heart of these success stories.

Our Executive Director, Natalie Bull, and Kurt Seredynski, RBC Canada, announce the launch of This Place Matters.

The Cape Forchu Lighthouse project team celebrates after winning $25,000 through This Lighthouse Matters.

Participants listen to speakers at the National Trust Conference 2015.

Participants of our first Launch Pad mission at the former St. Alphonsus Church.

Through Young Canada Works, the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts was able to hire two students and an intern.

We are developing tools for rural places of faith regeneration with Faith & the Common Good.

We are pleased to share some of the ways we delivered on our mission to lead and inspire action this year, reaching people and places

with hope, inspiration, resources and funding.

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We helped 26 Nova Scotia communities save their lighthouses.

During This Lighthouse Matters, $300,000 was directed to communities working to save their lighthouses. Thank you to the RBC Foundation, the TELUS Atlantic Canada Community Board, the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society, The Hon. Margaret McCain, The Hon. Myra Freeman, Jane Nicholson and the late Jalynn Bennett for making this possible!

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Heritage Patron Circle Donors

Community Builders, $75,000+

RBC FoundationNicor Developments Inc.

Placemaker, $25,000+

Hon. Margaret McCain

Beacon Keeper, $5,000+

The Nicholson Foundation

Barn Raisers, $1,000+

Michael BethellIsabelle Bérard & Bruno CadieuxChristina Cameron*Michael CooperHelen Edwards*Jackman FoundationPhyllis LambertRay LegerMawer Investment ManagementSharon McGladderyRichard MoorhouseNordic Marine Power Inc.Peter Buckley & Kelly Patterson* Tom PippySuzanne Saint-PierreAndrew M. StewartGertrude SweeneyThe Cole FoundationGregory Thomas*Christopher P. Tweel

Heritage Leaders, $500+

Richard AlwayVictoria AngelBill BakerMarion BeyeaNatalie BullClaude Charbonneau*Commercial Properties LimitedGeorges CoulombeJulie DompierreCharles A. Tamason & Judy A. DupuisRuby FraserStephen Lloyd & Marie-Hélène GauthierCindy & Ryan GriffithsScott M. HandDavid & Karen Hood*Barbara A. Humphreys*Anthony HuysMaureena Jordan

Audrey Kenny*Marc Johnston & Anne LeckieLarry Beasley & William LoganHenry Maisonneuve*Mathieu MaltaisVirginia McLaughlin*Members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of CanadaWilliam MiddletonO’Dea’s Realty and Auction RoomGerald PenneyCharles H. Pickett*Clint Robertson*Barbara SlifkaStewart SweeneyMary Bright UrbanNicholas Varner

Donors

Muriel Aboul-Atta*William A. AdamsCaroline AddersonFlorence AgnesiDonald AllanWilfred AllanBarbara AllenLori AnglinBrian AnthonyMarie-Pier Arsenault BabinRobert Ascah*Donald AuCoinRobert AylingLinda BadcockJohn L. Baker*John BatemanDwayne BeattieJane Beecroft*Meghan, Pauline & Dave Beevor, Enertron ElectricJohn S. Bell *A.F. BellAlan BellCynthia BellavanceLouis BelzilMarion E. BennettGeorgina BentMarie-Andree BernierRosemary BestJennifer BethellRaj BharatiJennifer Bickerton GuilfoyleAnn Birch

Paget Blaza*George R. & Constance R. BlissJulia BobergDonald Bourgeois*Edward F. BowesGerald E. Boyce*Pat BoychukRoss Boyle*John A. BrebnerVictoria BroerBenjamin BroerAlec BrownChantal Bruvels*Jock Buchanan-Smith*Joanna BullR. B. BurhoeAndrew BurkeMargaret Burnie*John BurtniakDaniel CadieuxShelley CameronFaye CameronAndrew J. A. Campbell*Canadian Heritage of QuebecNicholas Caragianis Architect Inc.*Hon. Aileen CarrollColin Carroll, CPA, CADennis Carter-Edwards*Muriel CaseyValerie Evans ChamagneBlythe ChangChangeMaker ConsultingSonia ChristenJohn R. Churchill*Jocelyne ChurchillBeth ClarkSuzanne CochraneGarth CoffinStephanie Coldwell-AndersonGeorge CollinsStephen ColwillDoug ConnellConservation de la nature CanadaLindsay CookThelma CostelloSharon CoteK.T. CoulterElizabeth CounselAlain CoutureJean-Louis CovaTrudy Cowan*James Coward*Ian Crain*Faune CreaserPierre CremerBrian Cromie

Keith S. CrosbyDavid M. CullenMarion Cumming*Ralph Cunningham*Rosemary CyrRobert L. DallisonKerry DangerfieldChris DavisPatricia DawsonJason de Haan*Laureen DeBusschereAnne DennisRick & Sue DescheneLee & Yvonne DicksonIngeborg DoddsVic DoughtyAlthea DouglasGene DubShannie DuffGraeme F. DuffusSydney DumaresqNicky Dundas NashWilliam DunkerJim DunsdonMatt & Cindy EbyKelly EddyElaine EiglJane ErringtonCarol EssenburgNeil FaulknerAlison FaulknorKim FelthamKen Fitchett*F. Morris C.M. FlewwellingMary ForbesStephen ForgacsSean FraserRuby FraserMartin FreemanSheila FrickerDonna FurlongKaren Lynn FydenchukRobert Gaetz*Caroline GagnéMichael GalizioGerard Gallant*B. Cattle & L. GardinerAnita Lazor & Jacques Gay-AndersonJudith GeorgiouHenry GibbsJohn GibsonAnn GillespieRegina GillisCathy GillisSteven GillisMartin GillisMary Gladwin

Peter GlaserSylvie GlenKirsten GodboutPeter GoforthDee GoforthElaine GoselinJanet Gourlay-VallanceCatharine GrantPatrick GrayDave & Trish GreeneJames GuirySigne GurholtDominique GussetJean Haalboom*William Aikman & Janet HageyGavin HallMichael F.H. HalleranBea Hamilton*William HannOlive HanrahanMichael J. HardieImbi HardingBruce HardyAdrinna HardyK. HarleyKathleen HarrisCindy HarrisDeborah HayR.J. HedgesElpsie Broer HellermannSharron Hembroff*John E. Henderson*Fred HenningMargaret HerdmanGary Hersemeyer*Robert HerseyRobert A. HesterNancy Heule*Paul HewittLinda Hoad*Julia HoltRuth E. HoodRichard HoughDenis How*Jill Hunt, First Aid VitalsJean HurstJames IngoldRoss IngrahamSharilyn J. IngramJennifer IredaleDawn JacksonMartin JamiesonEarl Jarvis*Eric JarvisPeter F. JensenY.K. JeonElisabeth A. JoczFrances E. Johnson

THANK YOU!The National Trust for Canada thanks all of the donors, sponsors and partners who make our work possible.

For our financial statements, visit our website at nationaltrustcanada.ca/annualreport.

2015-2016

REVENUE

Investment income $ 502,304

Donations and bequests 458,037

Corporation, government and foundation funding

427,985

Memberships 90,998

Conference registrations 83,050

Contracts 56,951

Other 36,776

TOTAL $ 1,656,101

Your membership fees, donations and gifts help save places that matter. Here’s how we raised money in 2015-2016.

6%Membership

foundation funding

6%Membership

3%Contracts

2%Other

14%Funding for

heritage places

11%Grants for youth

employment

10%Management & administration7%

Investment management

6%Property

5%Governance

2015-2016

EXPENDITURES

Programs (regeneration, leadership, public engagement)

$ 1,259,865

Funding for heritage places 368,012

Grants for youth employment (Young Canada Works)

284,795

Management and administration 273,618

Investment management 188,050

Property 156,997

Governance 131,325

TOTAL $ 2,662,662

Thank you to all of our donors, members, sponsors and partners! Here’s how your money was put to work in 2015-2016.

FINANCIAL IMPACT Together, we are making a difference for communities.

30%Investment income

5%Conference

registrations

26%Corporation, governement &

foundation funding

28%Donations &

bequests

47%Programs

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Marilyn JohnstonDavid JonesAlison JumperKaren J. KaplanGwen KennedyDon KerrMarc Kilgour*Ken KingBruce KingSally KingJohn KnealeErrol KnickleDr. Harold & Dr. Joan KosterDavid Kraatz*Steven LarkinLois LarsonErnest LedgerwoodRichard B. Lee*Jim & Patti Lee RossBarry LeidlChristopher LeoColleen LeRueHarvey LevDennis E. LewinJack Lewis*Louise LindsayJoe Lobko*Derek A.W. Loder*Timothy LoncarichRichard Longley*Laurence LosAnne LoveBetty LovittA. David LukerDonald LuxtonLinda MacAdamJim MacAleeseAlexander MacDonaldJudy K. MacDonaldBrenda M. MacIsaacHugh W. MacKayAnne MackintoshVincent J. MacleanIan B. Maclennan*David MacNeilCharlotte MacQuarrie*Sheila A. MaessenMarion E. MageeJim & Denise MageePaul MakaAndrew MalcolmPatricia MalcolmsonSusan Mullin & Cathy MannGeorge A. MathesonColin McCannCarol-Ann McColganHeather J. McCormickCarman McCormickJoanne McCormick, NSLPSRobin McCulloughPamela McDonald*John D. McFadyenJacqueline McGarryJane & Hunter McGillJanet McGillenAndrew McGillivaryMaurice McGregorMargaret McKelveyE. Ann McKillop*Patricia M. McLeanJohn McLeodGordon McLeod

Ian McNeil*Eliot C. McRaeKiloran McRaeCarol Quigley MeashamAlan MelansonPauline MelisDon MenardWilliam MenzelSusan Millar*Annabel MillsAlec MonroKateri MonticonePatricia Moore*Susan MooreMarie-France MoquinSophie MorinTom MorrisBrian H. MorrisonJeff MorrisonClaire Mowat*Peter Murphy*Donna NaismithLaurie NealeRichard NelsonJohn NewcombeJackie NicksKaren NiewlandBrian D. NobleCatherine C. NottFlorence NygaardMichael O’ByrneSheila O’DonovanBonnie OlsenOdell OlsonJoyce Orchard*Enid PageEdith PahlkeDouglas A. Palmateer*Jean D. Palmer*Anne Marie ParentGord ParkerKurt Paterson*Donald J. PattonKaren & Douglas Pearce*Jennifer PeerHubert Pelletier-GilbertAileen PelzerJon PercyBarbara PierceC. Pike*Jennifer & Jack PitfieldSue PitmanPenny PotterFrance PrevostFrances Price*Valerie PringleDonald PughSara Porter & Adam QuastelR. L. RaynardPat RedmondKatherine ReedJames Reid, taigh ArchitectureAnn ReynoldsElizabeth Richards*Jim & Heather RideoutTim RobarDavid RobertsonPaul RobinsonMary RobinsonCarolyn RobinsonGary RogersJane Ross*

Robert RossFrieda RothShelagh RounthwaiteGarnet RozeTom Russell*Jim RussellHelen RydingLinda SangsterMario SantanaA. M. (Peggy) Sarjeant*Jane Sather*Gina Saulnier-ChapelhowPatricia Saunders*Nancy SaxbergDavid SchaffelburgMiriam SchillingJackie Schmidt*Anny ScoonesJane SeversMalcolm ShantzAnthony SheppardAlan Shiels*Paul SilvesterDavid SimpsonJay SinhaMalcolm Sissons*Nicole SkalaaHarry A. SkeneHelen SmallDavid H. SmithAllan SmithLaurie SmithEd SmithBrian SmithDavid SniderJames N. Stanley*Della Stanley CromwellTony StapellsMyriam St-Denis*Colette Ste-CroixMargaret L. StephensonRhys StevensVeronica StienburgTed StilsonIsobel StrathJeff & Melanie StreedRaf StrobbeIn memory of Ernest & Donald SutherlandDonya Sutherland BakerGlenn SutterBlair SweeneyPaul D. SymeBrett TackaberryIain Taylor*Miriam H. Tees*Mark TempestJohanna TennantPatrick TetiJeannie ThomasColleen ThomsonMargaret TurnbullMargaret J. TurnerRonald UnglessTom Urbaniak*Pierre Vaillancourt*Linda VanderleeRhonda VanderLindeDominic VetroRobert VinebergSusan WaddyJanet Waldon

Marian WalkerBob WallaceJacqueline WardMalcolm WardmanMarlynne M. Warling*Elizabeth WattsMichael Wennberg*Gale E. WestCarole WhelanSamuel WhyteRudy WiebeCathy Wilcox*George Wilkes*Colleen WilliamsonRoss Wilson*Brock WintertonJonathan WoelberJames K Wood*Nhanci WrightRobin YatesBarbara Zimmerman

Bequests

Estate of E.A. Cooke

Sponsors & Funding Partners

Alberta Culture & Tourism Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Allied Properties REITAndrex Holdings Ltd.Architectural Conservation ServicesAthabasca University - Heritage Resources Management ProgramBIRD ConstructionBuildGreen SolutionsBull Wealth Management Group Inc.Calgary Municipal Land CorporationCalgary Public LibraryCIBC MellonCintec Reinforcement SystemsCity of CalgaryClifford GroupCobra Corporate Management Inc.Community Design Strategies Inc./Codesign GroupCommunity Foundation of OttawaCSI Conservation Solutions Inc.Daubois Inc.Department of Canadian Heritage Donald Luxton & Associates Inc.Ecclesiastical Insurance CanadaEdwards Heritage ConsultingEmployment & Social Development Canada ERA Architects Inc.EVOQ ArchitectureFort CalgaryGalvin Family Fund of the Calgary FoundationGeorge Robb ArchitectGoldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects

Heritage GradeHeritage StandingHistorical Society of AlbertaJokinen Engineering ServicesKing Heritage Building SolutionsMawer Investment ManagementMcElhanney Consulting Services LtdMHBC Planning Urban Design & Landscape ArchitectureMunicipal World - Canada’s Municipal MagazineNational Car RentalNorth Country SlateNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLPParks Canada AgencyPier 21 Asset Management Inc.QV Investors Inc.Read Jones ChristoffersenRESCA Advanced Cleaning Technologies Inc.RBC FoundationSmith & Barber - Sculpture Atelier Inc.Tacoma Engineers Inc.Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd.TELUS Atlantic Canada Community Board University of Calgary - Faculty of Environmental Design+VG Architects, The Ventin Group Ltd.VIA Rail CanadaWSP Canada Inc.

*Founding 150 Launch Pad Donor

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