Royal Life Saving Society Canada Branch Nova Scotia
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 107788663RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,766,864) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Life Saving Society Canada Branch Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Lifesaving pursues its mission to prevent drowning and water related injury through its training programs water smart public education campaign aquatic safety management services and competitive lifesaving; classes in wate safety first aid lifeguarding society promotes the responsible and safe use of aquatic environments for nova scotians
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $773K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $759K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $624K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $476K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $429K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48 from 1 charity:
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
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Thompson (director); Scott Preston (president); Michael Moore (director); Samantha Graham (secretary); Kayla Leary-Pinch (director); Chris Hanlon (director); Julian Zou (vice-president); Katarina Hakansson (director); Hayley Nelson (director); Sarah Elliot (director); Marcelle Coppillie (director); Scott Day (director); Lianne Frizzell (treasurer); Hannah McLean (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Life Saving Society Canada Branch Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107788663RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.