Leeside Society
Publicly funded institution · Port Hawksbury, Nova Scotia · BN 133080309RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,274,419) as filed with the CRA.
Leeside Society is a charitable organization based in Port Hawksbury, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,963.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $802K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operates a transition house to provide safe shelter and services to victims of family violence. Activities associated with public awareness and education regarding issues of family violence. Offers enhanced outreach services through strait area womenès place
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1M | — | — | — | $630K |
| 2022 | $1M | $923K | — | — | — | $594K |
| 2021 | $1M | $851K | — | — | — | $589K |
| 2020 | $802K | $786K | $687K | — | — | $923K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,963 from 10 charities:
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$4,000
- Inverness Food Bank Society$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,460
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$1,000
- North Mountain Cultural and Recreation Association$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$480
- ST. Peter's Pastoral Charge$300
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$123
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$100
- 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:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$857K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Kipp (director); Karen Mackinnon (secretary); Heather Brander (director); Marina Maceachern (vice-president); Daniel Macdonnell (treasurer); Lyn Thorne (director); Susan Noble (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Leeside Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133080309RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.