Nova Scotia Bird Society
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 873023550RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($17,123) as filed with the CRA.
Nova Scotia Bird Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $17K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,325.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $6,235 in 2024, the largest being $3,600 to I McLaren Scholarship. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Publication of our magazine. Planning and supervising field trips. Supported and participated in various Birds Canada counts continued our monthly educational talks with various guest speakers for our membership via Zoom and though our Tuesday's Tips. Offered two scholarships to support local ornithology students. Lobbied for practices to help conserve numbers in Nova Scotia. Provided speakers to cover over a dozen events to promote birding and conservation work. Financially supported other non-profits to further bird habitat conservation work as well as to promote birding to the public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $17K | $9,300 | — | $6,428 | $69K |
| 2023 | $15K | $15K | $2,153 | — | $8,110 | $71K |
| 2022 | $15K | $14K | $8,482 | — | $3,750 | $72K |
| 2021 | $15K | $9,658 | $5,158 | — | $4,500 | $71K |
| 2020 | $13K | $11K | $6,005 | — | $3,250 | $68K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,235 to 4 qualified donees:
- I McLaren Scholarship$3,600
- J Kearney Listening Together$1,500
- Bird Friendly Halifax$1,000
- Milkweed Mailing$135
Received $1,325 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sarah Foote (director); Barbara McLaughlin (treasurer); Angela Millard (director); Antony Millard (president); Steve McGrath (director); Brodie Badock-Parks (director); Mike Jones (director); Jason Dain (director); Natalie BarkHouse-Bishop (director); Wayne Green (director); Lori Buhlman (director); Steven Morris (director); Kyle Shay (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nova Scotia Bird Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873023550RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.