Bonavista Horticultural Society Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 804763209RR0001 · Agriculture
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($4,884) as filed with the CRA.
Bonavista Horticultural Society Inc. is a private foundation based in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under agriculture. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $4,196 in revenue and $4,884 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,731 in 2020 to $4,196 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Planting flowers & shrubs to beautify the town
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,196 | $4,884 | $4,884 | — | — | $4,869 |
| 2023 | $1,513 | — | $4,699 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $9,293 | $4,675 | $4,675 | — | — | $9,467 |
| 2021 | $4,006 | $246 | $246 | — | — | -$150 |
| 2020 | $2,731 | — | $5,162 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$3,721
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Crystal Fudge (director); Beverly Fisher (director); Catherine Waye (director); Peggy Duffett (president); John Norman (vice-president); Wilma Norman (secretary); Guillaume Lallier (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bonavista Horticultural Society Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 804763209RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.