O'Brien Farm Foundation Incorporated
Charitable organization · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 811110089RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($355,809) as filed with the CRA.
O'Brien Farm Foundation Incorporated is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $238K in revenue and $356K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 39% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $113K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The foundation's purpose is to preserve develop and operate a community farm to promote and keep the hertiage of farming.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $238K | $356K | $90K | — | — | $489K |
| 2023 | $341K | $316K | $103K | — | — | $657K |
| 2022 | $199K | $250K | $91K | — | — | $632K |
| 2021 | $295K | $232K | $92K | — | — | $683K |
| 2020 | $192K | $173K | $101K | — | — | $620K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $113K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$231K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Churchill (vice chair); Chip Clark (director); Deb Coombs (director); John Drover (chair); Shannie Duff (director); Edna Hall (director); Sharon Kent (treasurer); John Maddigan (director); Sharon Outerbridge (director); Rosemary Smart (director); Marcia Spence (director); Pat Sullivan (director); Timothy Walsh (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from O'Brien Farm Foundation Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 811110089RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.