The Huntsman Marine Science Centre
Publicly funded institution · ST. Andrews, New Brunswick · BN 118965557RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,919,228) as filed with the CRA.
The Huntsman Marine Science Centre is a charitable organization based in ST. Andrews, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $5.3M in revenue and $5.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $37K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 37 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
operate facilities for marine research -marine field courses for universities high schools and elementary schools -aquarium for public education -operation of taxonomic museum marine life -engage the community in the discovery of the oceans
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.3M | $5.9M | $5.3M | — | — | $17.6M |
| 2023 | $5.1M | $5.5M | $4.9M | — | — | $18.2M |
| 2022 | $5.3M | $5.7M | $5M | — | — | $18.8M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $5.5M | $4.7M | — | — | $19.3M |
| 2020 | $5.8M | $6.3M | $5.5M | — | $50 | $19.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $37K from 3 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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions37
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Leger (board chair); Tony Mais (vice chair); Paul Fudge (director/vice chair finance); Fraser Walsh (director); Fred Whoriskey (director); David Magee (director); Mike Sullivan (ex-officio); Byron James (director); Andrea Morash (director); Chris Bridger (ceo & treasurer); Sarah Price (ex-officio).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Huntsman Marine Science Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118965557RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.