Atlantic School of Theology
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 130400617RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,583,137) as filed with the CRA.
Atlantic School of Theology is a charitable organization based in Halifax, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $3.9M in revenue and $3.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from government, 23% from other charities. In 2024, 37 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $237K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
A.S.T. is an Ecumenical University committed to excellence in graduate level Theological Education and research and in formation for Christian Ministries lay and ordained in Church and Society primarily in Atlantic Canada. A.S.T. is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in Canada and in the United States of America. The school admits students in programs leading to the Masters of Divinity Master of Arts Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies Adult Certificate in Theological Studies Diploma in Youth Ministry and Diploma in The New Evangelization.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9M | $3.6M | $2.7M | $319K | — | $11.9M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.3M | $271K | — | $11.2M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $3.3M | — | — | $0 | $8.1M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $3.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $3M | $3.3M | — | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $237K from 37 charities:
- The United Church of Canada$86K
- Residual Trust Under the Will of Patrick Power$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$17K
- Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$15K
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$10K
- The Diocesan Synod of Fredericton$10K
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$7,500
- ST. Mark's United Church$5,948
- Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council - The United Church of Canada$5,000
- Black Family Foundation$5,000
- Da Stinson Foundation$2,800
- Frederick a & Abbie Lane Charity Fund$2,695
- Newsom United Church$2,583
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$1,606
- Clifton Pastoral Charge$500
- Mount Stewart-Morell-ST. Peter's Bay Pastoral Charge$500
- Forest Hill Pastoral Charge$500
- ST. James United Church$500
- Three Harbours Pastoral Charge$500
- Trinity United Church$400
- Nova Scotia Nature Trust$376
- Saint James Anglican Church$300
- Grace United Church$300
- Wesley United Church$250
- Parish of New London$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- $40,000–79,99917 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Atlantic School of Theology’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130400617RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.