Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society
Publicly funded institution · Overton, Nova Scotia · BN 895864692RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,445) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society is a charitable organization based in Overton, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $34K in revenue and $55K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $190.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Operate the cape forchu lightstation museum and grounds to make it accessable to the public and to be used as a tourism destination.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34K | $55K | $26K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | $24K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | $15K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $46K | $46K | $13K | — | — | $20K |
| 2020 | $25K | $55K | $35K | — | — | $21K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $190 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Cain (treasurer); Patti Durkee (vice-president); Lise Mood (director); David Sollows (director); David Warner (president); Susan Young (director); Alden Mathieu (director); Joseph Bishara (director); Maya Mathieu (director); Joann Ranson (director); Richard Piotrowski (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895864692RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.