Bridge Adult Services Society
Publicly funded institution · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 852586551RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($862,897) as filed with the CRA.
Bridge Adult Services Society is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $911K in revenue and $863K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Sheltered workshop environment for mentally challenged adults providing work and social programs. The workshop operates a used clothing store a laundry service an online auction and the preparation and sale of food at a local farmer’s market and luncheons and also fills small contracts for local businesses.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $911K | $863K | $550K | $5,596 | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $771K | $745K | $512K | $4,561 | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $597K | $574K | $495K | $2,670 | — | $993K |
| 2021 | $629K | $658K | $418K | $1,217 | — | $971K |
| 2020 | $722K | $711K | $452K | $3,011 | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$699K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vince Arbing (treasurer); Paul Drysdale (secretary); Roy Pettigrew (chair); Aj Laird (director); Nancy Trenholm (director); Susan Macdonald (director); Sharon Taylor (director); Jim Furlong (vice chair); David Lepper (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridge Adult Services Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852586551RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.