Musee du Fjord
Publicly funded institution · La Baie, Quebec · BN 107756025RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,698,519) as filed with the CRA.
Musee du Fjord is a charitable organization based in La Baie, 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 $1.8M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
La mission du musée du fjord est de mettre en valeur les sciences notamment les sciences aquatiques et d'interpréter la patrimoine naturel et historique de la région du saguenay-lac-saint-jean en particulier du fjord du saguenay et de la baie des ha! Ha! Tout en sensibilisant la communauté et le public à l'importance de maintenir un équilibre harmonieux avec le milieu naturel.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $567K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | $483K |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $522K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.4M | — | — | $394K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $472K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $21K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$768K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Francis Gauthier (président); Catherine Munger (administrateur); Yvan Lévesque (vice-président); Martin Harvey (administrateur); Norma Desbiens (secrétaire-trésorière); Nancy Girard (administrateur); Valérie McLean (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musee du Fjord’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107756025RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.