Fundy Trail Development Authority Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 130057656RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,284,961) as filed with the CRA.
Fundy Trail Development Authority Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The fundy trail development authority inc. Manages and operates the fundy trail parkway as a provincial park. The board is also responsible for the planning construction and administration of the fundy trail parkway. An interpretive centre is operated offering video presentation and artifact displays relating to the history of the area encompassing the fundy trail parkway. Historical tours of various sites are offered. The parkway offers driving biking and hiking trails and a historic cookhouse offering lumberjack breakfasts and picnics.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $3.3M | $2.9M | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1M | $0 | $700 | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $0 | $400 | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $0 | $475 | $776K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$964K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Dixon (chairperson); Paulette Hicks (director); Matthew McCaie (director); Susan Layton-Crossman (director); Ryan Kennedy (treasurer); Vanessa Paesani (director); Neil Blanchard (director); Neil Allaby (director); Amy London (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fundy Trail Development Authority Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130057656RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.