Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society
Charitable organization · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 897866661RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,091,495) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,399.
Compared with 296 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $930K in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Production of the royal nova scotia international tatoo.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $68K | — | $41K |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $69K | — | $374K |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.5M | $1.9M | $18K | — | $115K |
| 2021 | $729K | $802K | $233K | $18K | — | $480K |
| 2020 | $930K | $930K | $290K | $30K | — | $553K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,399 from 2 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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$485K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Craig Gibson (director); Paul Mackinnon (treasurer); Harvey Morrison (chair); Yvonne Mosley (secretary); Barry Pitcher (director); Peter Stoffer (director); Devon Adams (director); David Connolly (director); Debbie Eisen (director); Rebecca Hiltz-Leblanc (vice -chair); Jennie King (director); Roland Leyote (director); Deanne Macleod (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897866661RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.