East Hants Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Elmsdale, Nova Scotia · BN 890893845RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($49,749) as filed with the CRA.
East Hants Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $36K in revenue and $50K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,969.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $72K in 2020 to $36K in 2024.
In its own words
The society operates a seasonally open museum with two summer students hired as guides. The museum is a recognized historical building with one of a few painted interiors in nova scotia of faux marbling. See ehhs.ca the society has restored and repaired the building and upgradd accesss and facilities to improve visitor experience with more than 650 visitors between june 1 and september 30. The society's archive and research centre continues to receive donations of artifacts documents and pictures of local historical genealogical and educational importance which are accessioned and catagl…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36K | $50K | $8,232 | — | $100 | $36K |
| 2023 | $74K | $66K | $43K | — | — | $39K |
| 2022 | $62K | $52K | $0 | — | $500 | $87K |
| 2021 | $79K | $57K | $2,576 | — | $342 | $93K |
| 2020 | $72K | $30K | $60 | — | $850 | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,969 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,969
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$17K
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 Hants Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890893845RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.