Tantramar Wetlands Centre Incorporated
Publicly funded institution · Sackville, New Brunswick · BN 869992842RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,402) as filed with the CRA.
Tantramar Wetlands Centre Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Sackville, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $72K in revenue and $62K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,000.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We provide outdoor education programs on the importance of wetlands to students in the maritimes as well as conducting environmental research.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $72K | $62K | $62K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $72K | $61K | $60K | — | — | $171K |
| 2022 | $60K | $62K | $62K | — | — | $174K |
| 2021 | $32K | $42K | $41K | — | — | $206K |
| 2020 | $67K | $68K | $66K | — | — | $214K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,000 from 2 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$47K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melanie Ball (executive director/secretary); Nic McLellen (director); Sean Ward (director); Susan Lafford (director); Allen Smith (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tantramar Wetlands Centre Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869992842RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.