OTC Community Association
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 700933930RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,216,785) as filed with the CRA.
OTC Community Association is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We provide permanent homes with additional supports in Halifax – Kjipuktuk. Supported Housing - Private homes inside a community with additional networks of support on site. Our community has one site in Halifax and one in Dartmouth. They are home to a total of 63 folks. Housing Solutions - Our staff is experienced in connecting unhoused or precariously housed folks to housing resources. You do not need to be a resident of Out of the Cold to access resources. Outreach - Our Outreach Program plays a critical role in supporting nearly 100 unhoused individuals across the HRM. Our dedicated team i…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3M | — | — | $272K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $2.3M | $2.2M | — | — | $551K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Emma Greer (chair); Eric Jonsson (member at large); Mitchelle Broughton (member at large); Zachary Gough (member at large); Christine Merrigan (member at large); Julie Brown (member at large); Chris Richard (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from OTC Community Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 700933930RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.