La Société des Parcs de Sciences Naturelles du Québec
Publicly funded institution · Québec, Quebec · BN 897830873RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,408,978) as filed with the CRA.
La Société des Parcs de Sciences Naturelles du Québec is a charitable organization based in Québec, Quebec, 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 $6.5M in revenue and $7.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 101% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $11.2M in 2020 to $6.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Conserver et développer des collections d'espèces animales et végétales. Acquérir dess connaissance en biologie animale et végétale communiquer par des programmes de vulgarisation les connaissance acquises dans les domaines pré-cités. Organiser des activités de diffusion et de promotion à caractère récréatif et touristique. Offrir des services nécessaires au confort et à la sécurité des visiteurs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.5M | $7.4M | $2.6M | — | — | $16.4M |
| 2023 | $11.2M | $7.4M | $2.8M | — | — | $17.3M |
| 2022 | $11.2M | $7.6M | $2.9M | — | — | $13.6M |
| 2021 | $11.2M | $7.5M | $2.7M | — | — | $10M |
| 2020 | $11.2M | $7.8M | $2.7M | — | — | $6.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Guylaine Berthiaume (administrateur); Jean-François Côté (admnistrateur); Michel-Claude Demers (administrateur); Nathalie Julien-Boucher (administrateur); Jean Lamy (trésorier); Denys Larose (président); Bernard Pomerleau (secrétaire); Marc Taillon (vice-président).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from La Société des Parcs de Sciences Naturelles du Québec’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897830873RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.