East Coast Environmental Law Association (2007)
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 860486810RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($368,346) as filed with the CRA.
East Coast Environmental Law Association (2007) is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $422K in revenue and $368K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 9% from government, 44% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $251K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $243K in 2020 to $422K in 2024.
In its own words
Public Education - ECEL makes Environmental Law and legal options easy to understand to Atlantic Canadian Communities and organizations fighting for environmental justice. ECEL conducts workshops clinics and speaking engagements to help inform and engage with Atlantic Canadian communities. ECEL also works with individuals and groups to build better environmental laws and ensure application of those laws throughout Atlantic Canada. ECEL also works to improve Atlantic Canada's environmental law and helps Atlantic Canadians defend our environment through the fair application of the law.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $422K | $368K | $331K | $15K | — | $344K |
| 2023 | $308K | $291K | $183K | $14K | — | $290K |
| 2022 | $350K | $274K | $192K | $11K | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $314K | $44K | $30K | $24 | — | -$1 |
| 2020 | $243K | $207K | $147K | $17K | — | $154K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $251K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$245K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from East Coast Environmental Law Association (2007)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 860486810RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.