The Garden of the Gulf Museum
Publicly funded institution · Montague, Prince Edward Island · BN 108082751RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($67,019) as filed with the CRA.
The Garden of the Gulf Museum is a charitable organization based in Montague, Prince Edward Island, 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 $57K in revenue and $67K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The museum collects preserves researches exhibits and interprets a collection of artifacts documented pre-1945 three rivers area. It also provides genealogical research support and collects and preserves genealogical information for the three rivers area. The museum prepares and presents instructional activities linked to its mission statement for school-aged children through its educational outreach program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57K | $67K | — | — | — | $9,438 |
| 2023 | $54K | — | — | — | — | $20K |
| 2022 | $45K | $33K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $5,429 | $8,649 | — | — | — | $6,194 |
| 2020 | — | $43K | — | — | — | $7,038 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$47K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Verleun (chair); Darlene Souris-Scott (vice chair); Keara Higgins (member at large); Debra Mary Karen Macintyre (member at large); Wayne Spinn (board member); Yvette Lunn (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Garden of the Gulf Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108082751RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.