Halifax Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 118950708RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($139,743) as filed with the CRA.
Halifax Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $151K in revenue and $140K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 19 qualified donees totalling $121K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Halifax Regional Centre for Education. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Donations given to various organizations to help the poorest of the poor in our community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $151K | $140K | — | — | $136K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $160K | $153K | — | — | $149K | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $145K | $117K | — | — | $113K | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $143K | $117K | — | — | $112K | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $141K | $127K | — | — | $122K | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $121K to 19 qualified donees:
- Halifax Regional Centre for Education$25K
- Young Women's Christian Association of Halifax$11K
- Bread of Life Ministries Association$8,000
- Love$7,500
- The Stepping Stone Association$7,000
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia$7,000
- Veith House$5,000
- Open Door Womens CARE Centre$5,000
- The North Grove Society$5,000
- Mi'Kmaw Native Friendship Society$5,000
- Chebucto Community Development Association$5,000
- Society for the Rehabilitation of Alcoholics$5,000
- Second Stage Housing Association of Dartmouth$5,000
- Adsum Association for Women & Children$5,000
- Society for the Rehabilitation of Alcoholics$4,500
- Phoenix Youth Programs Charitable Foundation$3,000
- Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc.$3,000
- Souls Harbour Rescue Mission$2,500
- Laing House Foundation$2,500
Received $32K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Sutherland (treasurer); James Musgrave (president); Karyn Dougherty (director); Barbara McCarthy (director); Curtis Karrel (director); Patricia Woodbury (director); Shannon Ingraham (secretary); Mario Rolle (director); Caitlyn Williams (director); Ryan Beck (director); Josh Tuttle (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Halifax Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118950708RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.