Nova Scotia Talent Trust Foundation
Public foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 814743704RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($28,668) as filed with the CRA.
Nova Scotia Talent Trust Foundation is a public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $56K in revenue and $29K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 53% from other charities.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $28K in 2024, the largest being $28K to Nova Scotia Talent Trust. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $34K in 2020 to $56K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The nova scotia talent trust foundation was established to manage funds and provide support (income on funds held) to the nova scotia talent trust. 2012 was the founding year and there was negligible income distribute; a transfer of funds was made to the ns talent trust in 2013 and in each year since. All activities of the foundation are carried out by the by the members of the board (all volunteers).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56K | $29K | — | — | $28K | $392K |
| 2023 | $24K | $16K | — | — | $16K | $338K |
| 2022 | $50K | $15K | — | — | $14K | $328K |
| 2021 | $7,108 | $13K | — | — | $13K | $279K |
| 2020 | $34K | $11K | — | — | $11K | $276K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $28K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Timothy Mathews (director/president); Andrew Bergel (director/treasurer); Valerie Evans (director); David Hastings (director/secretary); Gail Morris (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nova Scotia Talent Trust Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 814743704RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.