Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute CO-Operative Limited
Publicly funded institution · Caledonia, Nova Scotia · BN 864101233RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,060,163) as filed with the CRA.
Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute CO-Operative Limited is a charitable organization based in Caledonia, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under research. 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Species at risk research monitoring and recovery; forest stewardship; educating the public about biodiversity conservation and sustainable resources; engaging landowners and youth; operating a non-profit field station for researchers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $585K |
| 2023 | $1M | $998K | $986K | — | — | $557K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1M | $1M | — | — | $534K |
| 2021 | $870K | $835K | $817K | — | — | $502K |
| 2020 | $773K | $614K | — | — | — | $468K |
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:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$706K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Staicer (chair); Russell Easy (vice chair); Matthew Smith (secretary); Lauren Lawrence (treasurer); Sally Steele (director); Tom Herman (director); Sean Power (director); Andrea Wegerer (director); Phil Prendergast (director); Scott Jermey (director); Mary Jane Rodger (direcot); Leif Helmer (past chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute CO-Operative Limited’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864101233RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.