The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation Inc.
Private foundation · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 706720695RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($755,564) as filed with the CRA.
The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $969K in revenue and $756K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $95K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $132K in 2020 to $969K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Provide mental health resources to youth in newfoundland and labrador and to help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health through various fundraising efforts community partnerships and direct services such as individual counselling group counselling and peer support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $969K | $756K | $711K | $9,864 | — | $303K |
| 2023 | $685K | $604K | $558K | $7,218 | — | $89K |
| 2022 | $563K | $558K | $493K | $6,141 | $10K | -$1,839 |
| 2021 | $346K | $389K | $281K | $3,345 | $10K | $3,122 |
| 2020 | $132K | $156K | $114K | $4,502 | — | $46K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $95K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$661K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Constantine (director); Lawrence Puddister (director/president); Kelsey Puddister (director); Marilyn Puddister (director); Shanna O'Keefe (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Jacob Puddister Memorial Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 706720695RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.