Diocesan Franciscan Society
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 850464389RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($73,873) as filed with the CRA.
Diocesan Franciscan Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $161K in revenue and $74K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $22K to Franciscans of Halifax Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $50K in 2020 to $161K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We support the franciscans of halifax society in their mission: evangelizing people living in nova scotia according to the gospel particularly in three major areas; spiritually education and social outreach.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $161K | $74K | — | — | $24K | $538K |
| 2023 | $60K | $83K | — | — | $50K | $450K |
| 2022 | $100K | $34K | $34K | — | — | $473K |
| 2021 | $50K | $30K | $30K | — | — | $407K |
| 2020 | $50K | $26K | $26K | — | — | $388K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 5 qualified donees:
- Franciscans of Halifax Society$22K
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul$500
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Veritas Society$150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gemma (georgia) Macleod (president); Peter (kevin) Hanna (vice president); Ferris Macpherson (treasurer); Teresa (bonnie) Macdonald (secretary); Nathanael (alan) Desroches (director); Bernadette (rene) Cool (director); Grant McLean (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Diocesan Franciscan Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850464389RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.