Chisholm Foundation for Children
Public foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 835398405RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($234,340) as filed with the CRA.
Chisholm Foundation for Children is a public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $547K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 9% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $152K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Chisholm Services for Children. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $217K in 2020 to $547K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provide assistance to chisholm services for children a registered charity in its mission of providing care and support to youth and children in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $547K | $234K | $152K | $18K | $2,000 | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $258K | $153K | $28K | — | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $402K | $203K | $151K | $2,507 | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $289K | $190K | $160K | $10K | — | $2M |
| 2020 | $217K | $240K | $195K | $24K | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $152K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$74K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Browne (treasurer); John Falkenham (vice chair); Amanda Hatt (chair); Anjali Jensen (director); Wade Johnston (executive director); Trevor Macdonald (director); Joanne Macgillivray (director); David Ring (director); Scott McGaw (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Chisholm Foundation for Children’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 835398405RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.