Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia
Charitable organization · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 118956531RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($173,756) as filed with the CRA.
Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $159K in revenue and $174K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 16% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $807.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $13K in 2024, the largest being $3,000 to ST Paul's Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $82K in 2020 to $159K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
conducts research delivers educational programs and publishes materials that advance the public appreciation of and strengthen protections for Nova Scotias built heritage; provides resources that assist the stewards of heritage buildings to maintain their properties; advises government heritage organizations and the public on matters pertaining to the preservation and promotion of Nova Scotias built heritage; provides grants to qualified recipients to assist stewards of built heritage to preserve and maintain those heritage resources; promotes the value of built heritage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $159K | $174K | $136K | — | $22K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $138K | $129K | $91K | — | $11K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | -$99K | $116K | $49K | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $475K | $142K | $111K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $82K | $160K | — | — | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $13K to 6 qualified donees:
Received $807 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Barss (past-president); Janet Morris (vice president); Andrea Arbic (president); Terry Smith-Lamothe (director); Denise Hansen (director); Margo Grant (director); Allen B. Robertson (director); Terry Eyland (director); Joe Ballard (director); Margaret Herdman (director); Jeff Ward (director); Jack Meghann (director); Cameron MacKay (director); Laura Laura Smith (director); Ashley Cunningham (secretary); Adrien Comeau (treasurer); Edward Langille (director); Janice Lockyer (director); Emma Lang (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118956531RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.