Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 107865743RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,420,158) as filed with the CRA.
Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $187K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $831K in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Lawyer referral service-assisting the public in obtaining a lawyer at a reduced cost for a consult legal information line providing general legal information to the public through a toll free # and e-mail service. Public legal education providing legal education and information through the delivery of public presentations and the creation of publications as well as the maintenance of a website. Services offered out of st. John's office as well as labrador office. Journey legal support service for victims of sexual violence- providing legal support navigation through criminal process and supp…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | — | — | $325K |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.1M | — | — | $300K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $288K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1M | $937K | — | — | $215K |
| 2020 | $831K | $754K | $699K | — | — | $151K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $187K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Adams (director); Bruce Chislett (president); Cheryl Dove (vice president); Meaghan Lake (director); Rebecca Redmond Maclean (director); Stefanie Tuff (past president); Dorothy Vaandering (director); Annette Conway (director); Garfield Nui (director); Kendra Regan (director); Tammy Madden (director); Trudy Button (director); Phyllis Harris (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107865743RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.