Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association
Publicly funded institution · Coxheath, Nova Scotia · BN 857065676RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($52,440) as filed with the CRA.
Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association is a charitable organization based in Coxheath, 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $52K in revenue and $52K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $345.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $33K in 2020 to $52K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Chwra maintains a wilderness area of approx. 549 acres of forested land which includes a system of hiking trails (approx. 11km) and a wilderness cabin located on the beautiful coxhealth hills. The trail system and wilderness cabin are open year-round to the public. The association also owns and operates a community centre (formerly knox united church) and a cultural entrainment centre (formerly knox united church). These buildings are extensively used by the association for events as well as being used by private groups. Ongoing events held include out annual valentine's desert social out s…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52K | $52K | $52K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $81K | $80K | $80K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $57K | $74K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $50K | $49K | $49K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $33K | $32K | $32K | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $345 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Spencer Wadden (treasurer); Miles Macdonald (board member); Laurie Murchison (board member); Daniel Van Nostrand (board member); Lisa Patterson (secretary); Martha Hood (board member); Nicole Cammaert (board member); Josh Mombourquette (board member); Catherine Macdougall (chair person); Douglas Leonis (board member); Louise Harris.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857065676RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.