The Science East Association Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Fredericton, New Brunswick · BN 897197943RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,524,867) as filed with the CRA.
The Science East Association Inc. is a charitable organization based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $1.6M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $116K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Science and educational workshops and outreach
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $116K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99911 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$899K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jay Qin (treasurer); Erin Brant Filliter (director); Adam Harris (president); Grant Williams (director); Erik Scheme (director); Lisa Hrabluk (director); Kumaran Thillainadarajah (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Science East Association Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897197943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.