THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NOVA SCOTIA SOCIETY
Public foundationFoundations·G001 - 6074 LADY HAMMOND RD · HALIFAX, NS · B3K 2R7·BN 870389368RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
67%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
27.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$8.5M
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
Common questions
How do I donate to The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society?
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 The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 870389368RR0001. 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 The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is G001 - 6074 LADY HAMMOND RD, HALIFAX, NS, B3K 2R7. Source.
What does The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NOVA SCOTIA IS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION CREATED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NOVA SCOTIA. WE WORK WITH PRIVATE DONORS COMMUNITIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO STIMULATE CHARITABLE GIVING ESTABLISH PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES WHICH MAKE AN ONGOING DIFFERENCE IN OUR…" Full program description.
How much does The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 67% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $8.5M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NOVA SCOTIA IS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION CREATED BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NOVA SCOTIA. WE WORK WITH PRIVATE DONORS COMMUNITIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO STIMULATE CHARITABLE GIVING ESTABLISH PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES WHICH MAKE AN ONGOING DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)67%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
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
27.3 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)$8.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
78%
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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $3.7M | 30% | 17.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $5.2M | 13% | 15.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $11.2M | 30% | 26.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.9M | 23% | 21 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $15.6M | 23% | 38 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $8.5M | 16% | 27.3 yr |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- ORR, ROBERT BPAST CHAIRarm's length
- LEAHEY, DENNICE MDIRECTORarm's length
- TAYLOR, MONITATREASURERarm's length
- SAMSON, MICHELSECRETARYarm's length
- ELDRIDGE, MARY ECHAIR INVESTMENT COMMITarm's length
- NAAS, JOHN BDIRECTORarm's length
- CLARK, STEPHANIEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCELRONE, ANNE-MARIE MDIRECTORarm's length
- WILLIAMS, MICHELLEDIRECTORarm's length
- GILLIS, ANGIEDIRECTORarm's length
- LOCKINTGON, FRANKCHAIRarm'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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