Sault Ste. Marie Insectarium
Publicly funded institution · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · BN 726693492RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($181,362) as filed with the CRA.
Sault Ste. Marie Insectarium is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $199K in revenue and $181K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,548.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2020 to $199K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Insect focused science centre with a mission to inspire and connect visitors of all ages with science and nature through interactive experiences with insects
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $199K | $181K | $174K | — | — | $51K |
| 2023 | $335K | $335K | $325K | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $217K | $205K | $195K | — | — | $32K |
| 2021 | $125K | $97K | $88K | — | — | $20K |
| 2020 | $37K | $53K | $28K | — | — | -$7,837 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,548 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,548
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$147K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Dedes (president); Corinne Wilkerson (treasurer); Jessica Fischer (secretary); Jordan Winter (director); Lucas Beaver (director); Keith Bowser (director); Brian Bubinas (director); Todd Fleet (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sault Ste. Marie Insectarium’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 726693492RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.