We Believe - Saint John
Publicly funded institution · Penobsquis, New Brunswick · BN 780580734RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($219,982) as filed with the CRA.
We Believe - Saint John is a charitable organization based in Penobsquis, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $237K in revenue and $220K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,514.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $154K in 2020 to $237K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Providing educational programs & materials to youth families & communities across canada - healthy eating cookbook - empowered to ride bike program - school leadership program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $237K | $220K | $194K | $19K | — | $133K |
| 2023 | $201K | $257K | $220K | $35K | — | $116K |
| 2022 | $108K | — | $53K | $20K | — | $171K |
| 2021 | $65K | $51K | $49K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $154K | $29K | $27K | — | — | $125K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,514 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$156K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Daniel Foote (founder/ceo); Leanne Donovan (director); Leanne Harris (director); Amelia Koggie.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from We Believe - Saint John’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780580734RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.