Halifax Association for Community Living
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 106842537RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($751,658) as filed with the CRA.
Halifax Association for Community Living is a charitable organization based in Halifax, 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 $685K in revenue and $752K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,724.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provided 'best buddy' volunteer program where university students volunteer to be a buddy with a child with intellectual disabilities run a day care and after school care facility. Family and crisis counselling.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $685K | $752K | $668K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $622K | $654K | $646K | — | — | $7,350 |
| 2022 | $558K | $532K | $517K | — | — | $40K |
| 2021 | $512K | $539K | $519K | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $566K | $558K | $543K | — | — | $41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,724 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$617K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Devin Scully (president); Riley Richards (secretary); Chantale Lavoie (director); Kirsten Spasyouti (director); Brad (vice president); Ayoola (treasurer); Jordan (board member); Cindy (board member); Laura (board member); Shane (board member); Jana (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Halifax Association for Community Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106842537RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.