New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Fredericton, New Brunswick · BN 890107972RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,222,463) as filed with the CRA.
New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists Inc. is a charitable organization based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under environment. 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 $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $60K.
Compared with 28 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Species at Risk Conservation Nature Education Program Biodiversity Stewardship Publications Climate Change Adapatation Fetival of Nature NatureKids NB Important Bird Areas Healthy Coasts NB
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $14K | — | $278K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1,359 | — | $265K |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $935K | -$879 | — | $276K |
| 2021 | $320K | $308K | $292K | $0 | — | $267K |
| 2020 | $929K | $855K | $770K | $31K | — | $281K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $60K from 5 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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$695K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roland Chiasson (past-president); matt killick (treasurer); Michael Lushington (secretary); Paul Mansz (director); Pierre Janin (director); Sonya Hinds (director); Anne Marie Leger (co-president); Cheyenne Dickinson (director); Jennifer Dingman (director); Ashley Brown (director); Wendy Rogers (director); Fred Richard (directo).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890107972RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.