The Greater Saint John Community Foundation la Fondation Communautaire de Grand Saint John
Public foundation · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 119257756RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,006,406) as filed with the CRA.
The Greater Saint John Community Foundation la Fondation Communautaire de Grand Saint John is a public foundation based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.1M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 60% from donations, 5% from government, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $462K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 47 qualified donees totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $62K to The Centre for Youth CARE Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.2M in 2020 to $5.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Trustee of gifts that enhance and strengthen the quality of life in the greater saint john area by linking donors to the needs and interests of the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.1M | $3M | $1.5M | — | $1.2M | $30.4M |
| 2023 | $10M | $4.6M | $1.6M | — | $2.7M | $26.3M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $4M | $1.2M | — | $2.6M | $19.3M |
| 2021 | $5.3M | $3.6M | $1.2M | — | $2.2M | $21.6M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $674K | $157K | — | $461K | $19.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 47 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Centre for Youth CARE Inc.$62K
- Sophia Recovery Centre Inc.$60K
- Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Saint John Inc.$51K
- NB Copes Ltd.$50K
- Kaleidoscope Social Impact Inc.$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$48K
- The Elizabeth Fry Society of Saint John N.B. Inc.$46K
- TRC (The Resource Centre) for Youth in Greater Saint John Inc.$43K
- The Elizabeth Fry Society of Saint John N.B. Inc.$42K
- L'Arche Saint John Inc.$36K
- The Saint John Learning Exchange LTD.$35K
- InterAction Theatre Company Inc.$35K
- Centre de Prevention de la Violence dans Kent Inc./kent Centre for Prevention of Violence Inc.$32K
- The Boys and Girls Club of Saint John Inc.$30K
- The Corporation of the Anglican Parish of ST. Mark Saint John$30K
- ST. David's United Church$30K
- Habitat for Humanity New Brunswick Inc.$30K
- The Chalmers Foundation Inc.$26K
- Compassionate Care Centre of Southern New Brunswick Inc.$26K
- Family Plus Life Solutions Inc.$25K
- Bee Me Kidz Inc.$25K
- The Crescent Valley Resource Centre Inc.$23K
- Gentle Path Counselling Services LTD.$20K
- Coverdale Centre for Women Inc.$20K
- YMCA of Southwestern New Brunswick Inc.$20K
Received $462K from 10 charities:
- Community Foundations of Canada$250K
- Canadahelps Canadon$89K
- Canadahelps Canadon$89K
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$15K
- Kiwanis Charities of Saint John$9,100
- The Greater Saint John Community Foundation la Fondation Communautaire de Grand Saint John$5,983
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,314
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$2,000
- Canada Donates Inc.$133
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$58
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$584K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Brown (director); Judith Brown (director); Robert Crowley (director); Mike Duncan (director); Cathy Fawcett (secretary); Tracy Friars (director); Haiping Fu (director); Kristin Ross (vice chair); Heinz Schaerer (chair); Matthew Snelgrove (treasurer); Janet Thompson-Price (director); Fraser Wells (director); Cathy Wright (director); Duncan Webster (director); Andrew West (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Greater Saint John Community Foundation la Fondation Communautaire de Grand Saint John’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119257756RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.