Positive Action for the Keppoch Society
Charitable organization · Antigonish, Nova Scotia · BN 803139450RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($379,357) as filed with the CRA.
Positive Action for the Keppoch Society is a charitable organization based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $323K in revenue and $379K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $206K in 2020 to $323K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Primary goal is to encourage the recreational use of keppoch mountain and promote the natural beauty of the region. The society organizes down hill mountain bike races cross country skiing snow shoeing lodge rentals and various other activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $323K | $379K | $379K | — | — | $714K |
| 2023 | $655K | $509K | $375K | $3,705 | — | $770K |
| 2022 | $217K | $293K | $184K | $4,138 | — | $624K |
| 2021 | $286K | $297K | $182K | $1,890 | — | $705K |
| 2020 | $206K | $245K | $209K | $731 | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 3 charities:
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- The Smith Family Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,784
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$134K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Chiasson (president); Chris Gilham (vice-president); Rice Julien (treasurer); Jeff Teasdale (director); Mark Stewart (director); Bill Dunn (director); Jonas Lawrence (director); Andrew Haskett (director); Wayne Tucker (director); Elizabeth Vanderbaaren (director); Ed Renzi (director); Brian England (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Positive Action for the Keppoch Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803139450RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.