Church Memorial Park
Publicly funded institution · Chester, Nova Scotia · BN 118859305RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($989,206) as filed with the CRA.
Church Memorial Park is a charitable organization based in Chester, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $921K in revenue and $989K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9,818.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $381K in 2020 to $921K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operating a skating rink complex for community groups including minor hockey recreational hockey and figure skating. Operating a curling rink for community groups including youth school children and recreational curling
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $921K | $989K | $813K | — | — | $208K |
| 2023 | $429K | $583K | $413K | — | — | $276K |
| 2022 | $454K | $459K | $309K | — | — | $430K |
| 2021 | $341K | $402K | $275K | — | — | $486K |
| 2020 | $381K | $378K | $247K | — | — | $442K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $9,818 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,818
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$156K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
William Church (chairman); Dan McDougall (treasurer); Lisa Hill (secretary); Sharon Church-Cornelius (municipal rep); Megan Rafuse (public relations); Ashley Ley (trusteee); Amanda Gwynne-Timothy (fundraising); Danielle Kelly (policies& procedures).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Church Memorial Park’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118859305RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.