ST Paul's Church
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 132098088RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($550,738) as filed with the CRA.
ST Paul's Church is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $500K in revenue and $551K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,461.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $44K in 2024, the largest being $37K to ST. Pauls Halifax.
In its own words
2 weekly worship eucharists; historical building & site; church open daily weekdays; tour guides available during summer/fall season; community events (jazzfest concerts christmas on the grand parade choirs for change etc.); oldest longest-running sunday school in canada; youth ministry; pastoral care; regular off-site bible studies; weddings funerals major emphasis on outreach & mission; refugee family support; provision of meals and groceries weekly to needy through rdf program; outreach counseling; donations to other parishes for their outreach when needed; regular donations to other r…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $500K | $551K | $212K | $12K | $44K | $31.8M |
| 2023 | $553K | $552K | $126K | — | — | $30.9M |
| 2022 | $458K | $445K | $63K | — | $44K | $18.3M |
| 2021 | $441K | $321K | $321K | — | — | $7.1M |
| 2020 | $467K | $348K | $30K | — | $30K | $7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44K to 5 qualified donees:
- ST. Pauls Halifax$37K
- Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir$5,260
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia$1,290
- Phoenix Youth Society$435
- Canadahelps Canadon$100
Received $9,461 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$279K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Paul's Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132098088RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.