Dr. Bernie MacLean Cultural and Recreation Centre
Charitable organization · Inverness, Nova Scotia · BN 889247045RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($425,816) as filed with the CRA.
Dr. Bernie MacLean Cultural and Recreation Centre is a charitable organization based in Inverness, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $447K in revenue and $426K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 8% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,500.
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 58% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Free family skates each week from oct-march provide ongoing athletic activities promote physical fitness & healthy lifestyles in our communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $447K | $426K | $370K | $48K | — | $825K |
| 2023 | $442K | $399K | $355K | $44K | — | $804K |
| 2022 | $394K | $342K | $315K | $27K | — | $781K |
| 2021 | $292K | $321K | $280K | $23K | — | $706K |
| 2020 | $311K | $341K | $63K | $169K | — | $735K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$53K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Neil Macquarrie (president); Deborah Fraser (vice president); Barbara Miller (treasurer); Charlene Mackinnon (secretary); James Parsons (director); John Macphail (director); David Timmons (director / manager); Jill Copley (director); Jesse Fraser (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dr. Bernie MacLean Cultural and Recreation Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889247045RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.