St. John's Aquarium Incorporated
Charitable organization · Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 813995503RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($448,192) as filed with the CRA.
St. John's Aquarium Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $446K in revenue and $448K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 39% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $138K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $219K in 2020 to $446K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Public education programs public exhibitions hands-on interactive learning experiences with local marine life school programs educational outreach programs for youth and seniors in our community and region and the operation of a seasonal public marine catch-and-release community aquarium and tourist attraction from June to September each year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $446K | $448K | $334K | $22K | $2,000 | $124K |
| 2023 | $419K | $338K | $223K | $23K | — | $133K |
| 2022 | $271K | $300K | $216K | $14K | — | $59K |
| 2021 | $283K | $253K | $163K | $14K | — | $89K |
| 2020 | $219K | $205K | $102K | $12K | $176 | $35K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $138K from 3 charities:
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$214K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kiley Best (chair); Pamela Burke (director); Meredith Terry (director); Matt Norman (director); Elizabeth Eastman (director); Robert Dawe (director); Sarah Jones (director); Rebecca French (director); Samantha Green (director); Leah Robertson (director); Kevin O'Shea (director); Matthew Gough (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from St. John's Aquarium Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813995503RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.