Lahave Islands Marine Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Lahave, Nova Scotia · BN 899444764RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($45,956) as filed with the CRA.
Lahave Islands Marine Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Lahave, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 September 30, 2024, it reported $55K in revenue and $46K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,988.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9,059 in 2020 to $55K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Operating the lahave islands marine museum which collects & displays artifacts on the history and culture of the lahave islands area. Maintaining two municipal heritage buildings (the museum and st john's anglican church). Sponsors community events such as: coffee hours fisherman's memorial service and family day/yard sale
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $46K | $45K | — | — | $228K |
| 2023 | $38K | $34K | $34K | — | — | $219K |
| 2022 | $40K | $34K | $34K | — | — | $215K |
| 2021 | $30K | $23K | $22K | — | — | $209K |
| 2020 | $9,059 | $6,654 | $6,381 | — | — | $202K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,988 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$22K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Douglas Berrigan (president); Joan Arnold (director); Nancy Young (director); Tumblin Wayne (director); Kathy Sullivan (director); Melbourne Hirtle (director); Clarke Corkum (director); Harry Henteleff (secretary); Kevin Keddy (treasurer and director); Johanna Refuse (director); Elizabeth Tumblin (director); Lisa Hirtle (director); Wendy Michener (vice president); Lise Bell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lahave Islands Marine Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899444764RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.