Charles and Mary Maclennan Foundation
Private foundation · Truro, Nova Scotia · BN 118850189RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2020-12-18. Split of total expenditures ($602,147) as filed with the CRA.
Charles and Mary Maclennan Foundation is a private foundation based in Truro, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 18, 2020, it reported $217K in revenue and $602K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 629 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $588K in 2020, the largest being $577K to Cobequid Arts Council. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The foundation provides support and aids in the advancement of the performing arts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2020
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $217K | $602K | $1,100 | — | $588K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $588K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2020)
Roderick Maclennan (president); J Doane (vice president); Murray Campbell (treasurer); Marion Retson (director); John McElhiney (director); Graeme Fraser (director).
As listed on its 2020 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Charles and Mary Maclennan Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118850189RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.