The Arctic Eider Society/ Société des Eiders de L'Arctique
Publicly funded institution · Sanikiluaq, Nunavut · BN 846211712RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,722,523) as filed with the CRA.
The Arctic Eider Society/ Société des Eiders de L'Arctique is a charitable organization based in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 $5.5M in revenue and $4.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from government, 15% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.2M in 2020 to $5.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Community-Driven research programs with Inuit and Cree on Sea ice Ecosystems Culturally Relevant Education Programs for Northern Schools Developing Environmental Stewardship and Networking for Research Education and Communications among Hudson Bay Communities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.5M | $4.7M | $4.7M | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $6.4M | $6.8M | $6.8M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $6M | $5.4M | $5.4M | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $3M | $3M | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$443K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lucassie Arragutainaq (board member); Joel Heath (president); Johnny Kudluarok (board member); Evan Warner (vp - secretary); Emily Kattuk (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Arctic Eider Society/ Société des Eiders de L'Arctique’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846211712RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.