Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 122341340RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,325,790) as filed with the CRA.
Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from other charities. In 2024, 35 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $638K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $250K in 2024, the largest being $250K to The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3.5M in 2020 to $2.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The synod is a faith based organization (ns + pei) that continues as an extension of the anglican church of canada. The synod is the episcopal home of the bishop and hub of the anglican parishes in ns and pei. The diocese is active in places of worship promoting personal religious growth community outreach religious programming-with renewed focus and energy on youth and refugee assistance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $1.6M | — | $250K | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $2M | $2M | $1.5M | — | $250K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $2.1M | $1.4M | — | $344K | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2.1M | — | $409K | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $3.8M | $3.1M | — | $439K | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $250K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $638K from 35 charities:
- University of King's College$98K
- Congregation of the Cathedral Church of All Saints Halifax$81K
- Parish of ST John the Evangelist Church Truro$53K
- Parish of ST. James' Church$33K
- Parish of ST. Luke's Church$33K
- Anglican Parish of Port Dufferin$33K
- Saint James Anglican Church$32K
- Anglican Parish of South Queens$27K
- ST. Mark's Church$27K
- Friends of ST. Georges Society$25K
- ST-Thomas Anglican Church Fall River$21K
- Parish of ST-James Church$20K
- The Parish of ST Peter's Church Hackett's Cove$19K
- Parish of Church of the Holy Spirit$18K
- Parish of Christ Church$18K
- Parish of Holy Trinity Church Tangier$17K
- Parish of ST. Barnabas Church$16K
- Parish of Three Harbours$12K
- ST Timothy's Anglican Church$11K
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$10K
- Parish of Parrsboro Shore in the County of Cumberland$8,940
- Parish of ST Blandford$6,869
- Parish of Musquodoboit$3,348
- Parish of Maitland Anglican Church of Canada$3,264
- The Anglican Foundation of Canada$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Fyfe (diocesan bishop); Dawn Purcell (executive secretary); Lisa Vaughn (parish vitality coordinator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 122341340RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.