BUCHANAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Public foundationFoundations·PO BOX 113 · NEIL'S HARBOUR, NS · B0C 1N0·BN 893484360RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
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.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Support ongoing health care in the communities of Northern Cape Breton and to visitors by providing a facility to attract specialists in various fields in order to hold clinics in the local area; Fundraising to support the costs of ongoing healthcare in the communities of North of Smokey mountain. Support in recruiting health care professionals to the area
New programs
This year we implemented a bursary for highschool students that are pursuing post secondary education in a healthcare field. This will be an annual bursary moving forward
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)29%
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 ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)44%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$79K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)70%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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 ↗
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 | $110K | 25¢ | 4% | 1.5 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $49K | 21¢ | 79% | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $52K | 1¢ | 2% | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $66K | — | 61% | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $5K | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $79K | 11¢ | 44% | — |
| trend |
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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
9 directors reported · 7 of 9at arm's length
- Vassallo, James BChairmanarm's length
- Comtois, EmmanuelVice-Chairarm's length
- MORRISON, PEGGYTreasurerarm's length
- HEBB, RHONDASecretaryarm's length
- WALSH, LAWRENCEBoard Member
- MURRAY, KENNETH RBoard Memberarm's length
- SAMPSON, THOMAS EBoard Memberarm's length
- MACKINNON, LISABoard Memberarm's length
- BARRON, JOSEPHINE
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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