Friends of Whale Watch Cape Breton
Charitable organization · Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia · BN 889293346RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($74,171) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Whale Watch Cape Breton is a charitable organization based in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $88K in revenue and $74K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from government.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,250 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to North Highlands Pastoral Charge. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $88K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
F.w.w.c.b. Operates the whale interpretive centre. A museum dedicated to providing education to the public about marine life. We also house a comfort center in the event of an emergency in our community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $88K | $74K | $68K | — | $1,250 | $691K |
| 2023 | $76K | $69K | $63K | — | — | $677K |
| 2022 | $63K | $60K | $57K | — | — | $670K |
| 2021 | $35K | $46K | $43K | — | — | $667K |
| 2020 | $39K | $49K | $46K | — | — | $678K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,250 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doris Fraser (president); Archibald Mackinnon (vice president); Carolyn Timmons (treasurer/secretary); Walter Fraser (director); Earl Timmons (director); Jeanna Urquhart (director); Donna Timmons (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Whale Watch Cape Breton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889293346RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.