Association of Nova Scotia Museums
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 118913987RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($335,078) as filed with the CRA.
Association of Nova Scotia Museums is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $358K in revenue and $335K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,513.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Purpose is to represent and support the common heritage interests of its members by identifying advocating promoting and nurturing the heritage of nova scotia
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $358K | $335K | $247K | — | — | $139K |
| 2023 | $346K | $306K | $166K | — | — | $117K |
| 2022 | $290K | $276K | $108K | — | — | $77K |
| 2021 | $240K | $216K | $71K | — | — | $64K |
| 2020 | $270K | $282K | $93K | — | — | $40K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,513 from 2 charities:
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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$155K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kate Tanner (president); Tegan Rowlings (vice-president); Joanne Boudreau (treasurer); Katherine McLeod (secretary); Deborah Poole (director at large); Sara England (director at large); Samantha Brannen (director at large); Matthew Cook (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Association of Nova Scotia Museums’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118913987RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.