Friends of Sable island Society
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 868365396RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($33,125) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Sable island Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $35K in revenue and $33K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 41% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $424.
Compared with 211 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $2,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,500 to Dalhousie University. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $12K in 2021 to $35K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
A. We ensure the long-term conservation of Sable Island's unique ecosystem by educating the public and building a Sable Island Community. Using volunteers we create ways to bring Sable Island to people connecting them to what makes it unique to ensure that they remain aware of the need to conserve it. We provide free public events. We collaborate with researchers universities and other individuals/organizations interested in studying and protecting the ecosystem on and around the Island. We build partnerships with other organizations and individuals who are like-minded in their desire to p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35K | $33K | $29K | — | $2,500 | $6,816 |
| 2023 | $18K | $20K | $17K | — | $2,500 | $5,067 |
| 2022 | $13K | $14K | $13K | — | $2,000 | $7,570 |
| 2021 | $12K | $11K | $7,798 | — | $2,000 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,000 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $424 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$14K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
April Hennigar (chair of the board); Glenn Bartlett (vice-chair of the board); Dawn Giles (treasurer); Charles Burke (director of history); Jill Martin (director at large - education); Kathy MacGillivray (director of fundraising); Terry Hennigar (director at large -fresh water); Abbie Branchflower (director of education); Natalie Tanner (director at large); Ryan Macneil (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Sable island Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868365396RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.