Freedom Foundation of Nova Scotia
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 122491806RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($531,344) as filed with the CRA.
Freedom Foundation of Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $613K in revenue and $531K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
The foundation operates two transition houses that provide services which foster recovery from addictions and development of positive self image and self worth. The foundation helps with treatment phase of recovery and helps transition residents back into the workforce. The transition navigator program helps plan recreational activities (fishing walking etc).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $613K | $531K | $499K | — | — | $893K |
| 2023 | $505K | $475K | $444K | — | — | $552K |
| 2022 | $419K | $403K | $373K | — | — | $521K |
| 2021 | $508K | $437K | $402K | — | — | $503K |
| 2020 | $492K | $444K | $410K | — | — | $501K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$403K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerry Boudreau (director); Dave Chisholm (director); Tanya Crew-Roberts (secretary); Norman Hill (board chair); Ralph Mackenzie (director); Mark McGrath (director); Timothy Mulligan (co-chair); Alan Morris (secretary); Donald Penwell (housing director); Sujai Skiroya (director); Donald Chisholm (director); Terry Carter (director); Amie Woodford (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Freedom Foundation of Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 122491806RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.