Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 873152474RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,289) as filed with the CRA.
Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3,517 in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $264.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $3,517 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
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Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,517 | $13K | $12K | — | $4,074 | $33K |
| 2023 | $6,986 | $4,312 | $2,878 | — | — | $43K |
| 2022 | $3,185 | $3,591 | $2,594 | — | — | $40K |
| 2021 | $6,674 | $3,691 | $2,717 | — | $25 | $41K |
| 2020 | $19K | $3,476 | $2,124 | — | — | $38K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $0 to 1 qualified donee:
- Friends of the Margaretsville Lighthouse Society—
Received $264 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Burke (treasurer); Denyse Contrasty (president/website); Howard Eaton (member at large); Jean Daigle (member at large); Golnaz Karimi (member at large); Cathy McKenzie (membership); Shauna Macdonald (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873152474RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.