Antigonish Creative Dance Association
Charitable organization · Heatherton, Nova Scotia · BN 118787910RR0001 · Education in the Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($143,576) as filed with the CRA.
Antigonish Creative Dance Association is a charitable organization based in Heatherton, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $172K in revenue and $144K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $100.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $107K in 2020 to $172K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Antigonish Creative Dance Association (ACDA) offers affordable dance instruction in several dance forms in a non-competitive environment. ACDA promotes dance in the community by performing at various public functions. There were 10 volunteers serving on the board during this fiscal year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $172K | $144K | $109K | $1,842 | — | $59K |
| 2023 | $143K | $136K | $103K | $2,710 | — | $91K |
| 2022 | $102K | $108K | $80K | $1,562 | — | $24K |
| 2021 | $90K | $98K | $75K | $820 | — | $29K |
| 2020 | $107K | $95K | $8,046 | $645 | — | $41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $100 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$92K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melissa Arnott (president); Hemlata Ghore (treasurer); Tiffany Hallett (vice president & co-secretary); Bronwen Cooke (director); Val Bailey (co-secretary); Rennae Kletzel (director); Kim Curry (director); Jillian Bambrick-Banks (director); Kendra MacDonald (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Antigonish Creative Dance Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118787910RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.