Annual Report:

January 1st, 2013March

31st, 2014

The Gaia Project

270 Rookwood Avenue
Fredericton, NB
E3B 2M2
(506) 471-5566
www.thegaiaproject.ca
contact@thegaiaproject.ca

Empowering informed decisions about

energy and its impact on the environment

February 3, 2015

Energy and environmental education stakeholders,

Thanks for reading The Gaia Projects annual report for the period of January 1st, 2013 to March 31st,
2014. We are a registered charity (BN 804157618 RR 0001) whose mission is to empower New
Brunswick youth in making informed decisions about energy and its impact on the environment. This
report reflects a 15-month period because our financial year was changed to April 1st to March 31st,
leading to us file a 3-month financial year from January 1st, 2014 to March 31st, 2014. This report is
written to reflect our financials for the 15-month period described above and our impact from the
2013-2014 school year. Ive chosen to report our activities per school year so that its easier to follow.
Im really proud of the work our team accomplished last year that weve highlighted in the attached
pages, and even more excited about what weve been working on this year. In the 2014-2015 school
year, we took what learned from the last year and applied it in developing a more extensive evaluation
plan, measuring the impact and reach of our programs. Since founding in 2009, our small team has
reached 16,000 New Brunswick youth, representing approximately 16% of students within the NB
school system. We employ a small staff of passionate people from diverse backgrounds and expertise
you can check out their bios at www.thegaiaproject.ca/staff. Our board of directors is a group of
people who bring a multitude of experience to the table, and Im honoured to work with them. Youll
find a letter from the chair of our board, George Dashner, immediately following this letter.
You can expect our report from the 2014-2015 school year in August 2015. Until then, I hope you
enjoy perusing this report and if you have any questions, comments or ideas, we would love to hear
from you. If youd like to connect with The Gaia Project over social media, Ive listed our accounts
below.
Regards,

Vanessa Paesani
Executive Director
The Gaia Project
270 Rookwood Avenue
Fredericton, NB E3B 2M2
Cell:
Email:

1 (506) 471-5566
vanessa.paesani@thegaiaproject.ca

www.facebook.com/gaiaproject
@gaiaproject

realistic environmentalism
www.thegaiaproject.ca

January 22, 2015

Message from Chair, on behalf of The Gaia Projects Board of Directors

The Gaia Project has been delivering sustainability educational programs to New Brunswick schools for the past
6 years. We started small with the tenacity of our founder Brian McCain but our vision has never been small.
These past years have been blur of activity; not only have we developed and delivered award-winning
programs, we have been working to build a great organization that serves as the foundation behind our work in
schools. To help guide us through the establishment of the organization and the future, The Gaia Project
convened the present Board of Directors in 2012. The Gaia Board presently consists of 6 volunteers from a
variety of backgrounds, experiences and opinions, all held together with a common passion for developing a
sustainable future. The biographies of our board can be found on our website at
www.thegaiaproject.ca/about/board-of-directors/.
The day-to-day management of the Gaia Project is the responsibility of our executive director, Vanessa
Paesani and her passionate team. Vanessa and the board have been working to develop a roadmap that will
serve as a template to guide us in planning and monitoring our long-term impact. Our vision is to build an
organization with a culture of excellence where we practice our goals every day.
There is a lot of work to be accomplished by a small organization like Gaia and Im happy to report that the
2013-2014 school year was a great one for our team. Nothing that we have accomplished or will accomplish
could have been done without the support of our financial partners and volunteers such as our Board of
Advisors. On behalf of the Board of Directors of The Gaia Project, we would again like to thank everyone that
has believed and supported our mission. We could not have done this without your support.
Thank you for your continued support were excited about the future! Please dont hesitate to get in touch
with myself, Vanessa or any member of the board.

George Dashner
Chair, Board of Directors (Volunteer)
The Gaia Project
270 Rookwood Avenue
Fredericton, NB E3B 2M2
Email:

george.dashner@thegaiaproject.ca

realistic environmentalism
www.thegaiaproject.ca

The Gaia Project Partners Partenaires du Projet Gaia

Without the generous support of these partners, our work of empowering informed
decisions about energy and the environment would not be possible. Thank you.

Your Environmental Trust Fund at Work

Votre fonds en fiducie pour lenvironnement au travail

Statement of Operations:
January 1st, 2013March 31st, 2014
Expenditure Category
Charitable programs
Fundraising
Administraon & management
TOTAL

Expenditures by Category

Amount
$ 298,218
$ 3,485
$ 31,362
$ 333,065

Administration
& management
9%

Fundraising
1%

Charitable programs
90%

Expenditures by Type
Amortization
2%

Donated
Goods
9%

Advertisting
1%

Travel
17%

Expenditure Type
Adversing
Travel
Bank Charges
Oce Supplies
Oce
Training
Sta Compensaon
Donated Goods
Amorzaon
Other
TOTAL

Bank Charges
0% Office Supplies
1%
Office
5%
Training
0%

The Gaia Project

Staff Compensation
65%

Amount
$ 3,190
$ 59,133
$ 375
$ 2,262
$ 16,333
$ 1,268
$ 223,175
$ 29,470
$ 7,517
$ 466
$ 343,189

Income by Source
Gifts-in-kind
7%

Income Source
Provincial government
Federal government
Corporate
Individuals
Foundaons
Gis-in-kind
Tax Rebates
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

Amount
53,000
69,162
157,422
50,871
56,755
29,470
9,937
426,617

Tax Rebates
2%

Provincial government
13%

Foundations
13%
Federal government
16%

Individuals
12%
Corporate
37%

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