Jost Mission Day CARE Society
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 886737196RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,982,434) as filed with the CRA.
Jost Mission Day CARE Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, 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 $4M in revenue and $4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,017.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 50 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.7M in 2020 to $4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To provide quality inclusive child care for children raging in age from 5 months to 5 years. Our goal is to help parents in promoting their children’s full development through a happy and sage environment with opportunities for active learning and play. Nutritionally balanced meals and snacks on a daily basis
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $4M | $3.9M | — | — | $666K |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $2.8M | $2.6M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $650K |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $729K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $693K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,017 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,017
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions50
- Total compensation, all staff$3.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Fahey (member at large); Candace Mackinnon (executive director); Courtney Blais (member at large); Emily Maclean (vice chair); Jessica Hughes (treasurer); Marcia Macadam (secretary); Matthew Wallace (member at large); Terri-Lynn Tran (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Jost Mission Day CARE Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886737196RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.