Nova's Ark
Private foundation · Brooklin, Ontario · BN 859161176RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,348,318) as filed with the CRA.
Nova's Ark is a private foundation based in Brooklin, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 7% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $720K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Activity camp to enrich the lives of persons of all ages with disabilities and/or special needs by providing opportunities to interact in farming nature outdoor recreation and other multi-disciplinary activities and to share those experiences with family and friends.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $328 | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1M | — | — | $979K |
| 2021 | $1M | $895K | $870K | — | — | $876K |
| 2020 | $720K | $665K | $640K | $1,621 | — | $742K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 4 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$958K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Greg Kruk (director); Heather Hawco-Gray (director); Mary-Ann Nova (director); Geoff Nova (director); Nicole Rands (director); Keeley Gray (director); Brittany Gilmore (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nova's Ark’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 859161176RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.