HERITAGE TRUST OF NOVA SCOTIA
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·61 DUNDAS ST · DARTMOUTH, NS · B2Y 4H5·BN 118956531RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
11.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$159K
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 Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118956531RR0001. 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 Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 61 DUNDAS ST, DARTMOUTH, NS, B2Y 4H5. Source.
What does Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "conducts research delivers educational programs and publishes materials that advance the public appreciation of and strengthen protections for Nova Scotias built heritage; provides resources that assist the stewards of heritage buildings to maintain their properties; advises government heritage organizations and…" Full program description.
How much of Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia'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 Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $159K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
conducts research delivers educational programs and publishes materials that advance the public appreciation of and strengthen protections for Nova Scotias built heritage; provides resources that assist the stewards of heritage buildings to maintain their properties; advises government heritage organizations and the public on matters pertaining to the preservation and promotion of Nova Scotias built heritage; provides grants to qualified recipients to assist stewards of built heritage to preserve and maintain those heritage resources; promotes the value of built heritage.
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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
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
11.6 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$159K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)18%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
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
18%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
67%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $389K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $82K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $475K | 79¢ | 17% | 16.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $-99K | 42¢ | 58% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $138K | 77¢ | 23% | 17.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $159K | 89¢ | 11% | 11.6 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
21 directors reported · 21 of 21at arm's length
- Barss, SandraPast-Presidentarm's length
- Morris, JanetVice Presidentarm's length
- Arbic, AndreaPresidentarm's length
- Smith-Lamothe, TerryDirectorarm's length
- Hansen, DeniseDirectorarm's length
- Grant, MargoDirectorarm's length
- Robertson, Allen B.Directorarm's length
- Butcher, JoanDirectorarm's length
- Eyland, TerryDirectorarm's length
- Ballard, JoeDirectorarm's length
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- Herdman, MargaretDirectorarm's length
- Ward, JeffDirectorarm's length
- Meghann, JackDirectorarm's length
- MacKay, CameronDirectorarm's length
- Laura Smith, LauraDirectorarm's length
- Cunningham, AshleySecretaryarm's length
- Comeau, AdrienTreasurerarm's length
- Langille, EdwardDirectorarm's length
- Lockyer, JaniceDirectorarm's length
- Lang, EmmaExecutive Directorarm's length
- Forbes, LindaDirector Emeritaarm'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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