Musee de la Nature et des Sciences Inc.
Charitable organization · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 107611600RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,530,773) as filed with the CRA.
Musee de la Nature et des Sciences Inc. is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,500.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (9 positions in that band). The charity reported 19 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Expositions permanentes et temporaires activités éducatives et culturelles conférences
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $1.5M | $210 | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $1.5M | $6,484 | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $9.5M | $1.6M | $5,669 | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.6M | — | — | $799K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,500 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions19
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicolas Michaud (secrétaire-trésorier); Marie-Claude Lyonnais (présidente); Céline Blais (administratrice); William Hannah (administrateur); Christian Coté (administrateur); Mélissa Bezeau (administrateur); Maggie Roy (administratrice); Nicolas Beaudet (administrateur); Sylvain Beauséjour (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musee de la Nature et des Sciences Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107611600RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.