Highland Academy of Learning Society
Publicly funded institution · Antigonish, Nova Scotia · BN 867892143RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($158,384) as filed with the CRA.
Highland Academy of Learning Society is a charitable organization based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $97K in revenue and $158K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 41% from donations.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $97K | $158K | — | — | — | $240K |
| 2023 | $119K | $140K | — | — | — | $247K |
| 2022 | $395K | $171K | — | $3,726 | — | $266K |
| 2021 | $132K | $133K | $130K | $2,929 | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $141K | $134K | — | — | — | $43K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $0 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$126K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janet Bekkers (secretary); John Besaw (other (specify)); Maureen Bradshaw (treasurer); Elwood Cleary (other (specify)); Ernest Corry; Clare Lazzuri (other (specify)); Karen Macdonald (other (specify)); Ramona Macdonnell (other (specify)).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Highland Academy of Learning Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867892143RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.