Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Wards Brook, Nova Scotia · BN 131892382RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($64,485) as filed with the CRA.
Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Wards Brook, Nova Scotia, 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 $121K in revenue and $64K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,261.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $100 in 2024, the largest being $100 to Parrsboro Radio Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $67K in 2020 to $121K in 2024.
In its own words
Operates a Museum Complex including a gift shop and a cafe. We receive catalogue and preserve artifacts pertaining to the Shipbuilding & Lumbering historical activities of the area. Through interactive and hands-on displays we provide informative and educational tours promoting the area and educating visitors on the historical significance of the area. We have specialized activities and tours for children.We host local groups for meetings and events as well as other workshops and programs collaborating with other local groups like Cliffs of Fundy Geopark and Parrsboro Creative. We provide su…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121K | $64K | $43K | — | $100 | $720K |
| 2023 | $74K | $72K | $72K | — | — | $366K |
| 2022 | $67K | $55K | $51K | — | $100 | $316K |
| 2021 | $53K | $36K | $36K | — | — | $710K |
| 2020 | $67K | $86K | $55K | — | $0 | $690K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $100 to 1 qualified donee:
- Parrsboro Radio Society$100
Received $1,261 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
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 Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131892382RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.