Laing House Foundation
Public foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 823536255RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($364,189) as filed with the CRA.
Laing House Foundation is a public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $356K in revenue and $364K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $129K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $203K in 2024, the largest being $203K to The Laing House Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Raised funds to support programs for youth and young adults living with mental illness. Provided funds to the laing house association to operate a peer support organization for youth and young adults with mental illness. Fostered and promoted awareness in the community regarding the issues surrounding mental illness.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $356K | $364K | $135K | $1,723 | $203K | $682K |
| 2023 | $702K | $519K | — | — | $263K | $690K |
| 2022 | $562K | $572K | — | — | $355K | $512K |
| 2021 | $611K | $572K | — | — | $380K | $556K |
| 2020 | $460K | $507K | — | — | $245K | $517K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $203K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $129K from 16 charities:
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$33K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Fred and Edith Greene Foundation$10K
- GJM Charitable Foundation$10K
- Craig Foundation$5,000
- Black Family Foundation$5,000
- Halifax Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor$2,500
- RBC Foundation$2,500
- Hockey Helps the Homeless/hockey Aide les Sans-Abri$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,147
- The Bruce and Martha Jodrey Foundation$1,000
- The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$1,000
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$303
- Bethany United Church$300
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$5
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$120K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Nelson (treasurer); Jane Machum (chair); Lisa Gallivan (trustee); Monique Thomas (trustee); William Keyes (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Laing House Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 823536255RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.