Canadian Naval Memorial Trust
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 118834720RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,634,205) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Naval Memorial Trust is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 8% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Restore maintain and interpret Canada's Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville To operate the museum for the benefit of all Canadians
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $810K | $0 | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.2M | — | $52K | $0 | $3.4M |
| 2022 | $762K | $919K | $729K | $4,140 | $0 | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $691K | $541K | $0 | $0 | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $1M | $642K | $501K | $17K | $0 | $3.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$469K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christopher Elson (director); Deborah Findlay (administrator/director); Bryn Weadon (treasurer); AnthonyJ Goode (director); Roger Chiasson (director); Peter Stoffer (director); David Benoit (director); Garnett Reddy (director); Dean McFadden (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Naval Memorial Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118834720RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.