SWALLOWTAIL KEEPERS SOCIETY Incorporated
Publicly funded institution · Grand Manan, New Brunswick · BN 803527019RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($66,049) as filed with the CRA.
SWALLOWTAIL KEEPERS SOCIETY Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Grand Manan, New Brunswick, 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $384K in revenue and $66K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 73% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,609.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $71K in 2020 to $384K in 2024.
In its own words
Restoration and preservation of the lighthouse and keeper’s buildings at Swallowtail Light Station and Long Eddy Point Lighthouse on Grand Manan Island NB. Developing replicas of structures once important to the sites. Developing interpretation/education programs for historical cultural and ecological aspects related to lighthouse keepers and surrounding environs particularly marine of the Grand Manan area including a 'Working Lighthouse Museum' which incorporates information for and artifacts from all lighthouses in the Grand Manan area. Celebrating lightkeeping traditions by develo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $384K | $66K | $36K | $22K | — | $739K |
| 2023 | $269K | $96K | $5,256 | $40K | — | $424K |
| 2022 | $89K | $129K | — | — | — | $251K |
| 2021 | $79K | $77K | $45K | — | — | $51K |
| 2020 | $71K | $57K | $37K | — | $3,000 | $60K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,609 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,609
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$2,248
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from SWALLOWTAIL KEEPERS SOCIETY Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803527019RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.