Atlantic Science Links Association
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 893377960RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,439) as filed with the CRA.
Atlantic Science Links Association is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3,000 in revenue and $5,439 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $20K in 2020 to $3,000 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Atlantic science links association operates programs which bring volunteer scientists engineers and technologists into classrooms across nova scotia. After the pandemic in 2021/2022 academic year asla gradually started the outreach activities (classroom presentations speakers for workshops and conferences science mentors workplace visits field trips science contests and conference for teachers). Asla organized a 'science contest' for junior high students in 2023 participated by 1300 students. In addition a conference for science teachers also was conducted successfully in 2022. Asl…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,000 | $5,439 | $2,356 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $92 | $8,414 | $6,679 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $99 | $407 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | $471 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $20K | $11K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$1,705
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patrick Ryall (director); Neil Ross (treasurer); Arunika Gunawardena (president); James Brenan (director); Rajesh Rajaselvam (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Atlantic Science Links Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893377960RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.