Dance Nova Scotia (dans)
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 132818477RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($261,449) as filed with the CRA.
Dance Nova Scotia (dans) is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $259K in revenue and $261K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 355 arts institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $139K in 2020 to $259K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Dance education resource kits for the schools artists-in-the-school programs workshops professional development community conferences taking steps to fly showcase for student choreographers adjudication for the pat richards choreographic awards sponsorships of nova scotia dance companies and independent dance artists performances and the development of new work scholarships international dance day programs for public schools and promotion of national dance week. Administrator and developer of high school elective credit for students in high intensive training programs in ballet and h…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $259K | $261K | $233K | — | — | $67K |
| 2023 | $174K | $178K | $152K | — | — | $69K |
| 2022 | $141K | $142K | $115K | — | — | $73K |
| 2021 | $159K | $133K | $106K | — | — | $75K |
| 2020 | $139K | $146K | $117K | — | — | $49K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23K from 3 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$125K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sara Adams (president); Maeghan Taverner (vice-president); Elaine Mailman (treasurer); Lesley Maclean (directors); Cynthia Vokey (directors); Catherine O'Neill (directors); Paige Cox (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dance Nova Scotia (dans)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132818477RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.