A Hand Up Society
Charitable organization · Springhill, Nova Scotia · BN 750349904RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($60,768) as filed with the CRA.
A Hand Up Society is a charitable organization based in Springhill, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $91K in revenue and $61K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 37% from government, 34% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $30K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $36K in 2022 to $91K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Charitable activities for relief of poverty in Springhill and Parrsboro Nova Scotia including; Food program - food is distributed to students of low-income families. Gifts of necessities - Christmas gifts of clothing basic necessities and snacks for low-income individuals and families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $91K | $61K | $60K | — | $0 | $55K |
| 2023 | $51K | $47K | $47K | — | — | $25K |
| 2022 | $36K | $20K | $20K | — | — | $21K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $30K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melissa Margeson (director); Ocean-Lee Burgess (director); Mark Joseph (director); Craig McCormick (director); Dawn Aubry (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from A Hand Up Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 750349904RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.