Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station Inc
Publicly funded institution · Grand Manan, New Brunswick · BN 891350985RR0001 · Animal Welfare · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($140,006) as filed with the CRA.
Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station Inc is a charitable organization based in Grand Manan, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $162K in revenue and $140K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $98K in 2020 to $162K in 2024.
In its own words
1. Monitoring large whales seabirds sharks and lobsters in the Bay of Fundy focusing on diet numbers distribution tracking (radio/satellite/physical tags) banding/photo-identification specific studies of lipids (fats) and reproduction in marine species. 2. Developing and distributing right whale and basking shark/shark stewardship and conservation material and collaborating with other groups. 3. Providing public education of marine animals through museum displays lectures outdoor signs websites handouts. 4. Responding to marine animals in distress including entangled whales. O…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $162K | $140K | $68K | $18K | — | $529K |
| 2023 | $205K | $116K | $68K | $18K | — | $504K |
| 2022 | $113K | $102K | $38K | $15K | — | $415K |
| 2021 | $90K | $107K | $99K | — | — | $404K |
| 2020 | $98K | $79K | $29K | — | — | $411K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$5,413
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891350985RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.