The O'Neill Foundation Inc.
Public foundation · Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 879133312RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($207,717) as filed with the CRA.
The O'Neill Foundation Inc. is a public foundation based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $255K in revenue and $208K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% 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 $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 31 qualified donees totalling $119K in 2024, the largest being $20K to DR. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer CARE Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Funding educational and health care research organizations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $255K | $208K | — | — | $125K | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $112K | $180K | — | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $269K | $180K | — | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $137K | $187K | $99K | — | — | $3.5M |
| 2020 | -$60K | $191K | $109K | — | — | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $119K to 31 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- DR. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer CARE Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$20K
- Bay ST George Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5,000
- The Boys and Girls Clubs of St. John's Inc.$5,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland Inc.$5,000
- Crohn's and Colitis Canada / Crohn et Colite Canada$5,000
- Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc$5,000
- The Canadian Jesuit Missions$5,000
- Memorial University of Newfoundland$4,500
- ST. Bonaventure's College Inc.$4,000
- Ronald McDonald House Of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$4,000
- Stella's Circle Foundation Inc.$4,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$4,000
- Junior Achievement of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$4,000
- The Community Food Sharing Association Inc$3,473
- The Basilica of ST. John the Baptist Parish$3,000
- Canadian Cancer Society$3,000
- Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$3,000
- The Gathering Place Incorporated$3,000
- MS Canada SP Canada$3,000
- L'Arche Cape Breton Society$3,000
- The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$3,000
- Arthritis Society Canada$2,000
- The Newfoundland Historical Society$2,000
- Right to Life Association$2,000
- Covenant House Toronto$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$45K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stella Francis (executive director); Patrick Kennedy (secretary/treasurer); Michael Richards (director); Tom Brewer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The O'Neill Foundation Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879133312RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.