Inner-City Churches of Sydney (society)
Charitable organization · Sydney, Nova Scotia · BN 107632895RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($275,544) as filed with the CRA.
Inner-City Churches of Sydney (society) is a charitable organization based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $467K in revenue and $276K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations, 7% from government. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $86K.
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 17% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Provided a hot nutritional meal on a daily basis. Also provided health and medical clinics and counselling on issues such as hygiene. If clothing was available it was given to those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $467K | $276K | $177K | — | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $580K | $242K | $148K | — | — | $834K |
| 2021 | $319K | $219K | $138K | — | — | $286K |
| 2020 | $319K | $219K | $138K | — | — | $286K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $86K from 19 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$16K
- United Way of Cape Breton County$14K
- United Way of Cape Breton County$10K
- Walker Wood Foundation$10K
- The Lorraine MacDonald Family Foundation$7,000
- Cape Breton Christian Fellowship Church$5,650
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,137
- The John and Jeanne Eyking Family Foundation$5,000
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$2,500
- The Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Antigonish$2,462
- Bethel Presbyterian Church$2,400
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$1,810
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$883
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$760
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$585
- Harbour Light Church$500
- United Way of Cape Breton County$331
- Congregation of Notre Dame Visitation Province Inc.—
- Corporation of the Sisters of ST Martha—
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$98K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Bond (chair); Denise Macintyre (secretary); Russell Mackinnon (director); Rick Farmer (director); Deborah Denny (director); Terry Allen (treasurer); Norman Macphee (director); Anthony Poirier (director); Sylvie Poirier (director); Scott Macquarrie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Inner-City Churches of Sydney (society)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107632895RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.