The Discovery Centre
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 108076662RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,345,588) as filed with the CRA.
The Discovery Centre is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $5M in revenue and $7.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $398K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Operates a hands-on science centre consisting of four floors of exhibits. Delivers science workshops to school and non-school groups of children and conducts summer science camps.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5M | $7.3M | $6.2M | $106K | — | $12.4M |
| 2023 | $6.5M | $7.7M | $6.5M | $111K | — | $14.7M |
| 2022 | $5.9M | $6.1M | $5.3M | $67K | — | $15.9M |
| 2021 | $4.4M | $4.6M | $3.6M | $54K | — | $16.2M |
| 2020 | $5M | $5.7M | $4.5M | $91K | — | $16.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $398K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
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 The Discovery Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108076662RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.