Sir Frederic Fraser School Atlantic Provinces Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 119150852RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($299,175) as filed with the CRA.
Sir Frederic Fraser School Atlantic Provinces Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $943K in revenue and $299K in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,657.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
PROVIDES GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING THEIR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH THEM. ITEMS PROVIDED INCLUDE: ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS AND PRIZES funding for summer camps recreational and sporting activities and professional development.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $943K | $299K | $247K | — | — | $9.5M |
| 2023 | -$190K | $167K | $99K | — | — | $8.9M |
| 2022 | $680K | $287K | $229K | — | — | $9.4M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $256K | $202K | — | — | $9.1M |
| 2020 | -$344K | $285K | $232K | — | — | $7.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,657 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Glenda Parsons (chair); Lisa Doucet (officer); Lianne Frizzell (treasurer); Jennifer Wood (officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sir Frederic Fraser School Atlantic Provinces Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119150852RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.