Cobequid Arts Council
Charitable organization · Truro, Nova Scotia · BN 106950793RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($606,485) as filed with the CRA.
Cobequid Arts Council is a charitable organization based in Truro, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $564K in revenue and $606K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 36% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $106K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The cobequid arts council sponsors and promotes performing arts and culture in turo ns. Activities include arts education programs hosting various concerts and plays at their venue and operating a small art gallery
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $564K | $606K | $448K | $6,212 | $17K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $577K | $564K | $438K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $496K | $405K | $293K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $413K | $296K | $191K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $501K | $472K | $353K | $8,475 | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $106K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$160K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cynthia Maclean (chair); Vernon Hearn (past chair); Laurence Tuttle (finance chair); Jen Erdman (vice chair); Janiine Boutilier (secretary); Lisa Jennings (direcetor); Matthew Macquarrie (direcetor); Larry Anthony (direcetor); Melanie Morrissey (direcetor); Wanda O'Handley (direcetor); Alexander McKinnon (direcetor); Farida Gabbani (direcetor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cobequid Arts Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106950793RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.