FRIENDS OF SABLE ISLAND SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEnvironment·P.O. BOX 622 · HALIFAX CRO · HALIFAX, NS · B3J 2R7·BN 868365396RR0001·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
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$35K
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 Friends of Sable Island Society?
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Is Friends of Sable Island Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 868365396RR0001. 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 Friends of Sable Island Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is P.O. BOX 622, HALIFAX CRO, HALIFAX, NS, B3J 2R7. Source.
What does Friends of Sable Island Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "A. We ensure the long-term conservation of Sable Island's unique ecosystem by educating the public and building a Sable Island Community. Using volunteers we create ways to bring Sable Island to people connecting them to what makes it unique to ensure that they remain aware of the need to conserve it. We provide…" Full program description.
How much of Friends of Sable Island Society'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 Friends of Sable Island Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $35K (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
A. We ensure the long-term conservation of Sable Island's unique ecosystem by educating the public and building a Sable Island Community. Using volunteers we create ways to bring Sable Island to people connecting them to what makes it unique to ensure that they remain aware of the need to conserve it. We provide free public events. We collaborate with researchers universities and other individuals/organizations interested in studying and protecting the ecosystem on and around the Island. We build partnerships with other organizations and individuals who are like-minded in their desire to p… Show more
A. We ensure the long-term conservation of Sable Island's unique ecosystem by educating the public and building a Sable Island Community. Using volunteers we create ways to bring Sable Island to people connecting them to what makes it unique to ensure that they remain aware of the need to conserve it. We provide free public events. We collaborate with researchers universities and other individuals/organizations interested in studying and protecting the ecosystem on and around the Island. We build partnerships with other organizations and individuals who are like-minded in their desire to protect Sable Island. We expand our capabilities by partnering with others including Parks Canada to protect the Island today. B. We establish educational and interpretation programs and provide materials and support for the training of students. We offer annual scholarships to students. Using volunteers we maintain a dense and comprehensive website to inform and educate readers about Sable Island and as a platform for sharing teaching aids. We produce lesson plans for Primary to Grade 12 based on the Nova Scotia public school curriculum outcomes using content related to Sable Island. C. We promote Sable Island as a platform for scientific and historical research of provincial national and international significance. We organize a conference every two years in Nova Scotia dedicated to the science and history of this unique place to promote the sharing of experiences and knowledge about the Island across disciplines creating links amongst people and ideas that will be useful for the conservation and sustainable management of the Island and other similar habitats. We collect and preserve the history of the Island to ensure knowledge is not lost and that it can be used to further an understanding of Sable Island’s local national and international importance and transform this natural and cultural history so that it is available as teaching aids to educate others in Nova Scotia and across Canada and the world. In addition to volunteers we hire youth to assist with the collection preservation and story-extraction activities ensuring that the next generation is actively involved in caring for Sable Island.
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$35K
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 ↗
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
5%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
41%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
54%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | $12K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $13K | 106¢✱ | 11% | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $18K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $35K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 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
16 directors reported · 14 of 16at arm's length
- Hennigar, April LChair of the Boardnot at arm's length
- Bartlett, Glenn HJVice-Chair of the Boardarm's length
- Giles, Dawn MTreasurerarm's length
- Burke, Charles ADirector of Historyarm's length
- Martin, Jill CDirector at Large - Educationarm's length
- MacGillivray, Kathy LDirector of Fundraisingarm's length
- Calder, Anne LDirector of Communicationsarm's length
- Hennigar, Terry WDirector at Large -Fresh Waternot at arm's length
- Stutely, R. ElaineDirector of Marketingarm's length
- Branchflower, Abbie LDirector of Educationarm's length
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- Eisnor, Valerie LDirector at Large - Visitorsarm's length
- Tanner, Natalie LDirector at Largearm's length
- Zasitko, Rhonda LDirector at Largearm's length
- MacLean, Haley ESecretaryarm's length
- Mont, WilliamDirector at Large - Membershiparm's length
- Macneil, Ryan T IDirector at Largearm'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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