RAINBOW REFUGEE ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·302 - 6277 YOUNG ST · HALIFAX, NS · B3L 1Z9·BN 800529935RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
96¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$299K
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 Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia?
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Is Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 800529935RR0001. 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 Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 302 - 6277 YOUNG ST, HALIFAX, NS, B3L 1Z9. Source.
What does Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Settlement Support: We provide direct settlement support 1 on 1 support and systems navigation to government assisted refugees privately sponsored refugees and refugee claimants who are LGTBQI+ identified and living in Nova Scotia. This includes assistance with finding housing accessing employment and education…" Full program description.
How much of Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $299K (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
Settlement Support: We provide direct settlement support 1 on 1 support and systems navigation to government assisted refugees privately sponsored refugees and refugee claimants who are LGTBQI+ identified and living in Nova Scotia. This includes assistance with finding housing accessing employment and education navigating the health care and mental health systems building community connections and more. This support is geared towards ensuring that LGBTQI+ newcomers feel safe welcome and included in Nova Scotia and Canada. This is assisted through a group of ~10-30 volunteers who assis… Show more
Settlement Support: We provide direct settlement support 1 on 1 support and systems navigation to government assisted refugees privately sponsored refugees and refugee claimants who are LGTBQI+ identified and living in Nova Scotia. This includes assistance with finding housing accessing employment and education navigating the health care and mental health systems building community connections and more. This support is geared towards ensuring that LGBTQI+ newcomers feel safe welcome and included in Nova Scotia and Canada. This is assisted through a group of ~10-30 volunteers who assist with settlement work and supporting connections to local communities. Sponsorship: During this time we had 4 new LGBTQI+ refugees arrive in Canada that were privately sponsored by Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia. We provided settlement support as listed above to these individuals as well as increased support to assist them with resettling to life in Canada. Education and Awareness: During this time RRANS staff members worked to create a series of materials and assets aimed at providing education and support to three key audiences to improve capacity for supporting LGBTQI+ newcomers. This included creating a set of brochures translated into five languages aimed at providing LGBTQI+ with systems navigation knowledge and education when they arrive in Canada; a toolkit for non-settlement service providers to better support LGBTQI+ newcomers and meet their needs.
New programs
Settlement Support: We provide direct settlement support 1 on 1 support and systems navigation to government assisted refugees privately sponsored refugees and refugee claimants who are LGTBQI+ identified and living in Nova Scotia. This includes assistance with finding housing accessing employment and education navigating the health care and mental health systems building community connections and more. This support is geared towards ensuring that LGBTQI+ newcomers feel safe welcome and included in Nova Scotia and Canada. This is assisted through a group of ~10-30 volunteers who assis… Show more
Settlement Support: We provide direct settlement support 1 on 1 support and systems navigation to government assisted refugees privately sponsored refugees and refugee claimants who are LGTBQI+ identified and living in Nova Scotia. This includes assistance with finding housing accessing employment and education navigating the health care and mental health systems building community connections and more. This support is geared towards ensuring that LGBTQI+ newcomers feel safe welcome and included in Nova Scotia and Canada. This is assisted through a group of ~10-30 volunteers who assist with settlement work and supporting connections to local communities. Sponsorship: During this time we had 4 new LGBTQI+ refugees arrive in Canada that were privately sponsored by Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia. We provided settlement support as listed above to these individuals as well as increased support to assist them with resettling to life in Canada. Education and Awareness: During this time RRANS staff members worked to create a series of materials and assets aimed at providing education and support to three key audiences to improve capacity for supporting LGBTQI+ newcomers. This included creating a set of brochures translated into five languages aimed at providing LGBTQI+ with systems navigation knowledge and education when they arrive in Canada; a toolkit for non-settlement service providers to better support LGBTQI+ newcomers and meet their needs.
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.
96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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 96¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
4%
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
0.8 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)$299K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)10%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
41%
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
10%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
41%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
49%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- DeYoung, Kyle MJTreasurerarm's length
- Arumugam, AhrthyhDirectorarm's length
- Gosine, David FDPresidentarm's length
- Walker, Kathleen VDirectorarm's length
- Vigil Letang, Olga MSecretaryarm's length
- Smith, David WADirectorarm's length
- Miles, Kaitlin ZDirectorarm's length
- Bilodeau, Carol-AnnDirectorarm's length
- Paul, Rae RDirectorarm's length
- Mazraany, Mario MDirectorarm's length
- Rehbein, BrieVice Presidentarm'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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