Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 891762049RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($358,450) as filed with the CRA.
Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $585K in revenue and $358K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $72K in 2024, the largest being $20K to The New Brunswick Community College Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Sheila hugh mackay foundation - where artists are supported understood and value. Programs include: for the recognition of excellence in the visual arts (strathbutler award emerging artisan marie hélène allain fellowship award arts advocacy award) career development for artist for the support and encouragement of visual arts education ( fred ross scholarship sheila maclay advanced studies scholarship margaret woodson nea mentorship shmf merit bursaries shmf international residency scholarships the sheila mackay foundation emerging artisan award ) grants for encouraging the developmen…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $585K | $358K | $181K | — | $107K | $7.6M |
| 2023 | $365K | $377K | $188K | — | $100K | $6.8M |
| 2022 | $337K | $315K | $180K | — | $53K | $6.2M |
| 2021 | $938K | $252K | $134K | — | $35K | $7.4M |
| 2020 | $549K | $304K | $185K | — | $41K | $6.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$498,443
- Receipted donations$13,199
- From other charities$10,000
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $72K to 7 qualified donees:
- The New Brunswick Community College Foundation$20K
- Saint John Arts Centre Inc./centre des Arts de Saint John Inc.$20K
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery$12K
- Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex Inc.$6,000
- Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre Incorporated$5,000
- The New Brunswick Museum$5,000
- New Brunswick International Sculpture Symposium Inc.$4,000
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$70K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brigitte Clavette (director); Erik Edson (director); Barbara Lee-White (director); Paul-Emile Légère (treasurer); Ann Manuel (vice chair); Dan Steeves (chair); Mark Dobronyi (director); David Brooks (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891762049RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.