Wonderbolt Productions Inc.
Publicly funded institution · ST John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 873023063RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($742,983) as filed with the CRA.
Wonderbolt Productions Inc. is a charitable organization based in ST John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 $826K in revenue and $743K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $524K in 2020 to $826K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Aerial and circus workshops and camps for all ages - circus programs for indigenous groups and visually impaired.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $826K | $743K | $465K | $14K | — | -$52K |
| 2023 | $258K | $246K | $134K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $524K | $505K | — | — | — | -$30K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$246K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Somers (chair); Tendai Mudunge (vice-chair); Victoria Belbin (past chair); Olga McWilliam Benson (director - (legal)); Baban Deep Singh (director (finance-treasurer)); Kevin Bissionette (director); Kevin Kelly (director); Rakesh Mohan Negi (director); Beni Malone (executive & artistic director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wonderbolt Productions Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873023063RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.