Decoste Entertainment Centre Society
Charitable organization · Pictou, Nova Scotia · BN 107010415RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($781,739) as filed with the CRA.
Decoste Entertainment Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Pictou, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $803K in revenue and $782K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $944K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $803K | $782K | $671K | $53K | — | $341K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $865K | $765K | $48K | — | $339K |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $629K | $548K | $47K | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $609K | $398K | $332K | $43K | — | $62K |
| 2020 | $765K | $785K | $704K | $42K | — | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $944K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$272K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Mackean (past chair); Joel Sellers (director); Jennifer Langille (director); Sally O'Neil (director); Jamie Playfair (director); Crystal Mackinnon-Murray (chair); Leslie Otter (secretary); Melinda Mackenzie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Decoste Entertainment Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107010415RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.