The Cumberland Geological Society
Publicly funded institution · Parrsboro, Nova Scotia · BN 132401332RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($734,586) as filed with the CRA.
The Cumberland Geological Society is a charitable organization based in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, 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 $672K in revenue and $735K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $52.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Preservation/conservation research interpretation/education/programming collection development exhibit development geological park development
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $672K | $735K | $498K | $51K | — | $82K |
| 2023 | $634K | $730K | $565K | $25K | — | $157K |
| 2022 | $693K | $754K | $564K | $40K | — | $276K |
| 2021 | $735K | $538K | $409K | $27K | — | $290K |
| 2020 | $612K | $599K | $476K | $12K | — | $101K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$541K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Dickinson (chair); Oralee O'Byrne (treasurer); Howard Donahoe (board member); Patricia Dauphinee (vice chair); Jame Grue (board member); Ron Reid (board member); Martin Corbett (board member); Alexandra Clodge (secretary); Fred Walsh (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cumberland Geological Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132401332RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.