Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc.
Public foundation · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 871522991RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($627,882) as filed with the CRA.
Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc. is a public foundation based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $542K in revenue and $628K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $520K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $210K in 2020 to $542K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To raise funds for the maintenance restoration and preservation of the national historical premises of the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and surrounding premises. The foundation is raising funds for future work on the historical premises.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $542K | $628K | $157K | — | — | $34K |
| 2023 | $84K | $177K | $14K | — | — | -$20K |
| 2022 | $151K | $211K | $9,637 | $0 | $0 | $73K |
| 2021 | $74K | $169K | $66K | — | — | $133K |
| 2020 | $210K | $323K | $244K | — | — | $227K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $520K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$73K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Glenn Etchegary (member); Susan Chalker-Browne (member); Shannie Duff (member); Gerry Duggan (member); Daniel Furey (member); Msgr.Francis Puddister (vice chair); Anne Walsh (chair); Tom Hounsell (director); Fred Cahill (director); Brian Henley (director); Laura Gough (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871522991RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.