Society for the Protection and Preservation of Black Culture in Nova Scotia
Publicly funded institution · Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia · BN 106797020RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($950,211) as filed with the CRA.
Society for the Protection and Preservation of Black Culture in Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Cherry Brook, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $950K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $370K in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
MUSEUM: Provides a cultural and educational complex for lectures slide shows viewing artifacts cultural performances etc. available to schools community groups & the general public.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $950K | $362K | $0 | $0 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $630K | $601K | $348K | $1,742 | — | $190K |
| 2022 | $539K | $646K | $484K | $7,087 | — | $155K |
| 2021 | $588K | $469K | $410K | $1,956 | $0 | $263K |
| 2020 | $370K | $414K | $354K | $2,717 | — | $320K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$262K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mervyn Broome (chair); Esther Medley-Smith (corporate secretary); Craig Gibson (director); Tracey Thomas (director); Amanda Reddick (director); Twila Grosse (treasurer); Todd Marsman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society for the Protection and Preservation of Black Culture in Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106797020RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.