Steps on Arthur Society
Charitable organization · Truro, Nova Scotia · BN 106951718RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,897,465) as filed with the CRA.
Steps on Arthur Society is a charitable organization based in Truro, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from government, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $273K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 24 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Provide meaningful work activities & training as well as social & life skills training to adults faced with physical & intellectual challenges/ disabilities. Programs include production of award ribbons & buttons a woodshop a thrift store & a lunch cafe.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $2.9M | $2.9M | — | — | $8.4M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $8.3M |
| 2022 | $5.1M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $7.1M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.6M | — | $250K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $273K from 8 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,99914 positions
- Permanent full-time positions24
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Denise Cameron (board member); Susan Cook (board member); Shelley Fisher (treasurer); Niki Swinkels (board member); John Kelderman (board member); Susan McCallum (ex-officio); Doug Macinnis (past president); Laura Maclaughlin (board member); Stephen Creelman (president); Flora Riyahi (board member); Valerie Fitzgerald (secretary); Karen Casey (board member); Fouad Habib (board member); Dale McIsaac (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Steps on Arthur Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106951718RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.