Alexander Graham Bell Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Baddeck, Nova Scotia · BN 801189564RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($25,437) as filed with the CRA.
Alexander Graham Bell Foundation is a charitable organization based in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3,003 in revenue and $25K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Peforming charitable activities related to the lives achievements and interests of alexander graham bel and mabel hubbard bell. Collaboration with parks canada looking at the legacy of alexander graham bell and mabel hubbard bell. The mabel garden project - recreating mabel's garden.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,003 | $25K | $25K | — | — | $4,683 |
| 2023 | $32K | $37K | $37K | — | — | $27K |
| 2022 | $80K | $78K | $78K | — | — | $32K |
| 2021 | $37K | $22K | $12K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $3,529 | $21K | $21K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sean Baldwin (director); Graham Sullivan (secretary/treasurer); Mary Tulle (chair); Eric Favaro (vice chair); Alana Pindar (director); Graham Hudson (director); David Fairchild (director); Blair Pardy (director); Matt Cook (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alexander Graham Bell Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801189564RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.