Meriscope
Charitable organization · Portneuf-Sur-Mer, Quebec · BN 892835307RR0001 · Animal Welfare
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($32,107) as filed with the CRA.
Meriscope is a charitable organization based in Portneuf-Sur-Mer, Quebec, classified by the CRA under animal welfare. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $32K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 42% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,128.
Compared with 430 animal-welfare charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16K in 2020 to $55K in 2024.
In its own words
1) Mise en oeuvre d'un projet de recherche avec l'Université McGill utilisant des techniques de nouvelle génération pour faire progresser la compréhension de la migration de l’alimentation et de la structure des populations des petits rorquals dans le Saint-Laurent; 2) Gestion du catalogue des petits rorquals de l’estuaire du Saint-Laurent par photo-identification (2001-2024) sous permis de Pêches et Océans Canada et de Parcs Canada; 3) Mise en œuvre du programme « MérisCool » le volet éducatif scolaire du Mériscope avec une gamme de services liés à la biologie marine et les sciences mari…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $32K | $15K | — | $0 | $46K |
| 2023 | $49K | $41K | $26K | — | $0 | $18K |
| 2022 | $67K | $59K | $47K | — | $0 | $21K |
| 2021 | $25K | $25K | $16K | — | $0 | $39K |
| 2020 | $16K | $9,039 | $1,201 | — | $0 | $52K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,128 from 2 charities:
- Niagara Action for Animals$3,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,628
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$16K
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 Meriscope’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892835307RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.