COLE HARBOUR PARKS AND TRAILS ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·BOX 13 · 51 FOREST HILLS PKY · DARMOUTH, NS · B2W 6C6·BN 870288933RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
99¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
1%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$115K
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 Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association?
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Is Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 870288933RR0001. 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 Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is BOX 13, 51 FOREST HILLS PKY, DARMOUTH, NS, B2W 6C6. Source.
What does Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CHPTA maintains interprets and protects approximately 15 km of extremely popular public use active transportation trails including 6.5 Km of Trans Canada Trail within the Halifax Regional Municipality. CHPTA also operates manages interprets and protects the 174 acres of the Cole Harbour Heritage Park…" Full program description.
How much of Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Cole Harbour Parks and Trails Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $115K (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
CHPTA maintains interprets and protects approximately 15 km of extremely popular public use active transportation trails including 6.5 Km of Trans Canada Trail within the Halifax Regional Municipality. CHPTA also operates manages interprets and protects the 174 acres of the Cole Harbour Heritage Park. Activities include working to overcome the impacts of erosion from storms and rising sea level; resurfacing trails and trimming incurring vegetation; trail patrols by volunteer Trail Stewards to provide a safe and informative experience for users; provision and maintenance of pit toilets … Show more
CHPTA maintains interprets and protects approximately 15 km of extremely popular public use active transportation trails including 6.5 Km of Trans Canada Trail within the Halifax Regional Municipality. CHPTA also operates manages interprets and protects the 174 acres of the Cole Harbour Heritage Park. Activities include working to overcome the impacts of erosion from storms and rising sea level; resurfacing trails and trimming incurring vegetation; trail patrols by volunteer Trail Stewards to provide a safe and informative experience for users; provision and maintenance of pit toilets dog waste bags and garbage collection; coordinating with non-profit groups offering programs or races on the trails; provides a building for group use; works with numerous trail user groups government agencies and volunteers; experiencing the trails with disability representatives to determine improvements needed; children's content through the Wild Child Forest School; maintenance of a Little Free Library; implementation of a Trail Warden training programs to fill a gap caused by the departure of the NS Trails Federation from training activities. Trail Wardens and volunteers on maintenance work parties contribute about 3000 hours annually.
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.
99¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ 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 99¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
1%
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
0.4 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)$115K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
79%
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
7%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
79%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
15%
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 | $168K | — | — | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $131K | 100¢ | — | 0 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $138K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $306K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $73K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $115K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.4 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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Bishop, Janice PChairarm's length
- Henrikson, Victor GDirectorarm's length
- Burleson, Debra LSecretaryarm's length
- Woodill, Eizabeth HDirectorarm's length
- Smith, GilbertDirectorarm's length
- Perkins, Dwight ADirectorarm's length
- Switzer, GordonDirectorarm's length
- Hatton, Christopher KJDirectorarm's length
- Richard, BrittanyTreasurerarm's length
- Smith-Hatt, AmandaDirectorarm's length
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- Pentland, MelodyDirectorarm's length
- Giffin, TanyaDirectorarm's length
- Cunningham, GreggDirectorarm'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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