Society for Equine-Assisted Services Nova Scotia
Charitable organization · Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia · BN 842984403RR0001 · Complementary or Alternative Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($216,235) as filed with the CRA.
Society for Equine-Assisted Services Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under complementary or alternative health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $134K in revenue and $216K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government, 56% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $79K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $261K in 2020 to $134K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Provide therapeutic horse back riding programs to support the physical mental and emotional well-being of persons with diabilities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $134K | $216K | $165K | — | — | $47K |
| 2023 | $211K | $201K | $173K | — | — | $61K |
| 2022 | $208K | $237K | $210K | — | — | $51K |
| 2021 | $249K | $231K | $214K | — | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $261K | $228K | $215K | — | — | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $79K from 8 charities:
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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Katie Fewster-Yan (vice president); Angelina Obritsch (secretary-treasurer); Sara-Jo Thiverge (director); Dominic Thivierge (director); Kerenza Verburg (director); Virve Sandstrom (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society for Equine-Assisted Services Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842984403RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.