East Hants Community Learning Association
Publicly funded institution · Elmsdale, Nova Scotia · BN 865316475RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($828,405) as filed with the CRA.
East Hants Community Learning Association is a charitable organization based in Elmsdale, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $837K in revenue and $828K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provide basic academic up-grading literacy programs and developing skills programs for residents of East Hants. Provide affordable and accessible transportation to residents of East Hants. Intergenerational learning targets seniors and aims to have multi generations learn together. Senior specific training for example computer skills. Growing a community garden by the community and for the community. Assisted with food related support through mid week meals and frozen meal program. Offering English conversation classes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $837K | $828K | $708K | $1,500 | — | $296K |
| 2023 | $754K | $746K | $634K | $500 | — | $288K |
| 2022 | $629K | $657K | $556K | $500 | — | $279K |
| 2021 | $642K | $614K | $519K | $500 | — | $300K |
| 2020 | $653K | $594K | $505K | — | — | $271K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$537K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paula Wadden (board chair); Caitlin Patterson (board member); Cathy MacDonald (board secretary); Gennie Himmelman (board treasurer); Alicia Wilmot (board member); Gina Winfield (board member); Stacey Harrison (board member); Cecil Dixon (board member); Leah MacMillen (board member); Wanda Hirtle (board member); Leanne Taylor (board vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from East Hants Community Learning Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865316475RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.