Doctors Nova Scotia Healthy Tomorrow Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 769376088RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($653,500) as filed with the CRA.
Doctors Nova Scotia Healthy Tomorrow Foundation is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $588K in revenue and $654K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $110K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The foundation exists to inspire and empower all those living in nova scotia (mi'kma'ki) to achieve wellness through active and healthy living. Our marquee program kids run club is a free school-based recreational running program that has been helping children and youth be active and develop healthy habits since 2004. Make your move is a public awareness and engagement campaign that encourages nova scotians to integrate short bouts of simple movement in their daily activities. To make your move at work program assists nova scotia employers in creating environments thats support their workfo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $588K | $654K | $618K | — | — | $146K |
| 2023 | $525K | $518K | — | — | — | $212K |
| 2022 | $406K | $357K | — | — | — | $205K |
| 2021 | $462K | $493K | — | — | — | $156K |
| 2020 | $463K | $286K | — | — | — | $187K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $110K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$267K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Penney (board chair); Kim Nakhaie (executive committee); Evan Williams (executive committee); Jayani Abeysekera (director); Amanda Macdonald-Green (director); Leisha Hawker (director); Katie Mallam (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Doctors Nova Scotia Healthy Tomorrow Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 769376088RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.