Halifax Youth Foundation
Public foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 896307147RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,553,946) as filed with the CRA.
Halifax Youth Foundation is a public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,907.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 66 qualified donees totalling $1.5M in 2024, the largest being $113K to Children's Aid Foundation of Nova Scotia. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Providing funding to agencies carrying out programs for the benefit of children and youth in nova scotia that are consistent with the objects of the foundation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $1.5M | $35.7M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.5M | $31.1M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M | $30.7M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $981K | — | — | $961K | $34.3M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $934K | — | — | $914K | $27M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Investment income$1,546,390
- Other income$2,906
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.5M to 66 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Children's Aid Foundation of Nova Scotia$113K
- Grace Health Centre for Children Women and Families$100K
- Pictou County Roots for Youth Society$51K
- Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc.$51K
- The YMCA of Greater Halifax/dartmouth$50K
- The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation Learning Centre For Halifax Inc.$50K
- Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse J' Ecoute$50K
- Family SOS Association$50K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax$50K
- Halifax Regional Centre for Education$42K
- Phoenix Youth Programs$40K
- North-End Community Health Association$40K
- Bread of Life Ministries Association$33K
- The Public Good Society of Dartmouth$32K
- Read to Me! Foundation Inc.$31K
- Young Women's Christian Association of Halifax$30K
- LOVE: Leave Out Violence Nova Scotia Society$30K
- Community CARE Network Society$28K
- Homebridge Youth Society$27K
- Chisholm Services for Children$27K
- Pathways to Education Canada/Passeport pour ma réussite Canada$25K
- Nova Village Nova Scotia Family Support Service Hub Society$25K
- Home of the Guardian Angel$23K
- Veith House$20K
- St.george's Youthnet Society$20K
Received $2,907 from 1 charity:
- O.E. Smith Trust$2,907
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Carter (director/president); Robert Carter (director); Gregory Crosby (director/secretary-treasurer); Vida Doucet (director); Sandra McKenzie (director / vice-president); Christine Oreskovich (director); Mark Penfound (director); Kevin Waller (director); Beverly Wicks (director); Rene Boudreau (director); Douglas Moodie (director); Douglas Reid (director); Lilani Kumaranayake (director); Louie Velocci (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Halifax Youth Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896307147RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.