Ralph & Marion Mersereau Family Foundation
Private foundation · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 876362914RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,921) as filed with the CRA.
Ralph & Marion Mersereau Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $4,921 in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Calvary Pentecostal Lighthouse Incorporated. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7,286 in 2020 to $12K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The charity provides funds to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $4,921 | — | — | $5,000 | $319K |
| 2023 | $66K | $6,200 | $5,000 | — | — | $311K |
| 2022 | $252K | $1,200 | — | — | — | $251K |
| 2021 | $7,286 | $7,286 | — | — | — | $1 |
| 2020 | $7,286 | $7,286 | — | — | — | $1 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kathy Wright; Nathan Mersereau.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ralph & Marion Mersereau Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 876362914RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.