Macpherson's Mills Improvement Society
Charitable organization · Thorburn, Nova Scotia · BN 130732845RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($12,747) as filed with the CRA.
Macpherson's Mills Improvement Society is a charitable organization based in Thorburn, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2,303 in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $8,348 in 2020 to $2,303 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Maintain cemetery property and burial records provide for caretaker expenses through investment returns and donations maintain community hall so it continues to be a center for community activitiy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,303 | $13K | $13K | — | $0 | $55K |
| 2023 | $13K | $4,826 | $4,826 | — | $0 | $55K |
| 2022 | $5,741 | $5,924 | $5,924 | — | — | $55K |
| 2021 | $11K | $7,977 | $7,977 | — | — | $210K |
| 2020 | $8,348 | $14K | $14K | — | — | $197K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$2,600
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherri Park (treasurer/director); Joyce Roode (director); Brenda Park-Maclean (director); Philip Cameron (director); Steve Rasmussen (president/director); Brent Archibald (director); Elizabeth Archibald (director); Arden Ehler (director); Jack Blakeney (director); Trevor Feit (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Macpherson's Mills Improvement Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130732845RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.