COMUNN BAILE NAN GAIDHEAL (THE NOVA SCOTIA HIGHLAND VILLAGE SOCIETY)
Charitable organizationFoundations·4119 HIGHWAY 223 · IONA, NS · B2C 1A3·BN 107788408RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.4M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Comunn Baile Nan Gaidheal (the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society)?
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Is Comunn Baile Nan Gaidheal (the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society) a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107788408RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Comunn Baile Nan Gaidheal (the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society) located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 4119 HIGHWAY 223, IONA, NS, B2C 1A3. Source.
What does Comunn Baile Nan Gaidheal (the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society) do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We operate Baile nan Gàidheal/Highland Village a living history museum and Gaelic folk-life centre; offer a first person cultural interpretation program for Gaelic language and culture through the living history museum medium; offer workshops on Gaelic language Gaelic song dance and other aspects of Gaelic culture…" Full program description.
How much of Comunn Baile Nan Gaidheal (the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society)'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Comunn Baile Nan Gaidheal (the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society)?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We operate Baile nan Gàidheal/Highland Village a living history museum and Gaelic folk-life centre; offer a first person cultural interpretation program for Gaelic language and culture through the living history museum medium; offer workshops on Gaelic language Gaelic song dance and other aspects of Gaelic culture and folklife; offer lectures and other presentations on Gaelic language Gaelic song dance and other aspects of Gaelic culture; offer both on-site and in-classroom programming for the public school system on Gaelic language and culture; offer a four day folk-life school focuse… Show more
We operate Baile nan Gàidheal/Highland Village a living history museum and Gaelic folk-life centre; offer a first person cultural interpretation program for Gaelic language and culture through the living history museum medium; offer workshops on Gaelic language Gaelic song dance and other aspects of Gaelic culture and folklife; offer lectures and other presentations on Gaelic language Gaelic song dance and other aspects of Gaelic culture; offer both on-site and in-classroom programming for the public school system on Gaelic language and culture; offer a four day folk-life school focused on folk-life and delivered through the medium of the Gaelic language; offer an in-depth learning program for children on a weekly basis through the summer and for youth on a bi-weekly basis through the summer; operate a website for virtual transmission of Gaelic culture; offer storytelling and special interpretive tours of the site; assist researchers with their family history research; carry-out research on Gaelic language culture and folk-life collections and material culture; offer virtual programming via our social media channels and Zoom conferencing software; and operate the museum on behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia.
New programs
We are working on expanding our special experiential programs for adults families schools and other groups. We have recently completed a $6.8 million site development project has seen significant renewal of our site infrastructure to support our programming collections management and other operational needs. Enhancements include a new 7 700 sq ft Welcome Centre (reception gift shop two exhibit galleries multi-purpose space commercial kitchen administrative offices and library/archives); four new exhibits; conversion of old visitor centre into curatorial centre (artifact storage and … Show more
We are working on expanding our special experiential programs for adults families schools and other groups. We have recently completed a $6.8 million site development project has seen significant renewal of our site infrastructure to support our programming collections management and other operational needs. Enhancements include a new 7 700 sq ft Welcome Centre (reception gift shop two exhibit galleries multi-purpose space commercial kitchen administrative offices and library/archives); four new exhibits; conversion of old visitor centre into curatorial centre (artifact storage and costumes); a new working period shingle mill; new washroom building on period site; new maintenance workshop; and conversion of old storage building in to an on site programming space. We worked in partnership with the Nova Scotia Nature Trust to acquire and preserve an important local piece of waterfront property with historical and natural value.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.3 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
54%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
54%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
41%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $1.2M | 78¢ | 22% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $1.5M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $1.8M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $3.4M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.3M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.4M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.3 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- MacNeil, HectorPresident/Trusteearm's length
- Campbell, GordonTreasurer/Trusteearm's length
- Pruski, DenaSecretary/Trusteearm's length
- Cook, MatthewTrusteearm's length
- Edwards, John HughVice-President/Trusteearm's length
- Harvey, MadelineTrusteearm's length
- MacDonnell-Scott, JodiTrusteearm's length
- MacGillivrary, JoanneTrusteearm's length
- MacKinnon, KenzieTrusteearm's length
- MacNeil, DonnieTrusteearm's length
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- MacNeil, WilfredTrusteearm's length
- Smith, MichelleTrusteearm's length
- Thornhill, RolandTrusteearm's length
- Walker, RhondaTrusteearm's length
- Morrison, BarbaraTrusteearm's length
- MacIntyre, JoanneTrusteearm's length
- MacNeil, TeresaTrusteearm's length
- Sparling, HeatherTrusteearm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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