Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick Inc /service Public d'Education et d'Information Juridique du Nouveau Brunswick
Publicly funded institution · Fredericton, New Brunswick · BN 134653989RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($684,887) as filed with the CRA.
Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick Inc /service Public d'Education et d'Information Juridique du Nouveau Brunswick is a charitable organization based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $736K in revenue and $685K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,083.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Pleis - nb provides billingual services to education and inform the public about the law.we operate a publication program with over 200 free pamphlets and booklets on a range of topics. We also produce self-help guides a general website as well as special sites for family law nb and youth justice. Other services include toll-free family law information line speaker's bureau and video lending library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $736K | $685K | $501K | — | — | $357K |
| 2023 | $879K | $942K | $68K | — | — | $261K |
| 2022 | $728K | $728K | $532K | — | — | $414K |
| 2021 | $878K | $781K | $765K | — | — | $414K |
| 2020 | $862K | $818K | $759K | — | — | $317K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,083 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,083
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$358K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Clea Ward (president); Martha McClellan (vice president); Elena Bosi (director); Alaina Nicholson (director); Michelle Thompson (secretary-treasurer); Jason Alcorn (director); Kitty Maurey (director); Mark Depow (director); Spencer Macinnis (director); Brook Bubar (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick Inc /service Public d'Education et d'Information Juridique du Nouveau Brunswick’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134653989RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.