The Vera Perlin Society Inc
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 123801011RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,589,870) as filed with the CRA.
The Vera Perlin Society Inc is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $3.2M in revenue and $3.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $580K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $260K in 2024, the largest being $260K to The Vera Perlin Charitable Foundation Inc. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The vera perlin society offers a number of programs as part of its mandate to encourage personal growth to foster financial independence and to promote community integration of individuals with developmental disabilities. The programs include work
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.6M | $2.9M | — | $260K | $883K |
| 2023 | $3M | $3.2M | $2.8M | — | — | $991K |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.6M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $3.1M | $2.7M | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $260K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $580K from 5 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
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Velma Meuller (board member); Patricia Parsons (past president); Fred White (vice president); Thelma Wiliams (president); Dale Vincent (board member); Dave Howell (board member); Maureen Gorman (board member); Kimberley Ann Hewitt-Robinson (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vera Perlin Society Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123801011RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.