Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 893724443RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($420,368) as filed with the CRA.
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $484K in revenue and $420K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 25 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $287K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $484K | $420K | $420K | $6,973 | — | $662K |
| 2023 | $515K | $409K | — | — | — | $968.3M |
| 2022 | $342K | $414K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $321K | $379K | — | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $443K | $327K | — | — | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $287K from 25 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$103K
- Canadahelps Canadon$103K
- BenefAction Foundation$25K
- The Lorraine MacDonald Family Foundation$20K
- The Edwards Family Charitable Foundation$10K
- William L. Pearman Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$4,875
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$4,290
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,339
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$2,500
- Birch Cove Baptist Church Limited$1,500
- The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$1,000
- Bethany United Church$800
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$679
- Christian Reformed Church of Halifax$520
- Diocesan Franciscan Society$500
- Nova Scotia Police Chaplains Memorial Golf Challenge$500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$406
- Masonic Foundation of Nova Scotia$400
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$200
- ST Andrew's Lodge Sunshine Fund$100
- Sisters of Charity Mount Saint Vincent$75
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$26
- Society of the Sacred Heart (canada) /societe du Sacre-Coeur(canada)—
- Congregation of Notre Dame Visitation Province Inc.—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$272K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ray Burke (chair person); Ken McClintock (vice chair); Bill Barllett (treasurer); Paul Vandall (director); Frank Hughes (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893724443RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.