The Grand Concourse Authority
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 898878574RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,703,438) as filed with the CRA.
The Grand Concourse Authority is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,870.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The grand concourse authonly promotes designs develops and maintains an integrated network of walkways trails bridges and parks on land. Owned by municpalities. Government and 'not-for-profit' organizations. The purpose of this activity is to provide amenities and facilities to encourage recreational and health enhancing activities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.4M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.3M | — | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $1.9M | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $1.8M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.7M | — | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,870 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,99916 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Brian Head (director); Rick Mercer (director); Ron Penney (chair); Robert Squires (director); Michelle Martin (director); Conrad Freake (director); Jennifer Lake (director); Janet Rumsey (director); Tina Auchinleck-Ryan (director); Glen Dollimount (director); Brian Winter (director); Alex Collins; Grant Vivian (director); Steve Martin (director); Brandon Russell (general manager); Denis Hickey (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Grand Concourse Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898878574RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.