Musée Minéralogique et Minier de Thetford Mines
Publicly funded institution · Thetford-Mines, Quebec · BN 119153997RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,573,589) as filed with the CRA.
Musée Minéralogique et Minier de Thetford Mines is a charitable organization based in Thetford-Mines, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 $1.6M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Constituer conserver étudier interpréter et mettre en valeur des collection représentatives du sous-sol des appalaches et de patrimoine minier - faire découvrir le répertoire minéralogique québécois canadien et la diversité des minéraux dans le monde - produire des expositions temporaires et itinérantes ainsi que des publications en lien avec les expositions - élaborer des activités éducatives répondant aux programmes pédagogiques des écoles -offrir le service ''musée à l'école'' pour les écoles éloignées -présenter des expositions d'autres musées ou centres -tenir un centre de docum…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $726K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $726K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $665K | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.2M | $540K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $538K | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $58K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$383K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
André Prus (président); Yvan Faucher (secrétaire); Jean-Guy Girard (administrateur); Marc Rouleau (admiistrateur); Claude Gagné (trésorier); Nicolas Roy (administrateur); Francine Drouin (administrateur); Josée Perreault (administrateur); Laurie Jacques Côté (administrateur); Louis Lafferrière (vice-président).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Musée Minéralogique et Minier de Thetford Mines’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119153997RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.