In the Works
Publicly funded institution · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 798193942RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($79,016) as filed with the CRA.
In the Works is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $95K in revenue and $79K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 162 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
In the Works' experiential work program integrates a holistic trauma informed and effective pre-employment framework while participants complete hands-on work experience across a variety of sectors. Participants will complete 'In the Works' growing better curriculum using trauma informed holistic approach to mental health and addictions programming that facilitates growth and builds resiliency within participants.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95K | $79K | $34K | — | — | $74K |
| 2023 | $127K | $64K | $53K | — | — | $127K |
| 2022 | — | $45K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K 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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Quinn (chairperson); Ericka Cassie (co-chairperson); Dale Fawthrop (director); Corey Hunter-Chiasson (director); Sharon Holland (director); Sean Lockhart (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from In the Works’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 798193942RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.