The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens Society
Charitable organization · Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia · BN 106714736RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($643,906) as filed with the CRA.
The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens Society is a charitable organization based in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $617K in revenue and $644K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 10% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $73K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The society owns and operates the annapolis royal historic gardens - a 17 acre botanical garden (outdoor museum) located in annapolis royal nova scotia. The site is a heritage and cultural asset operated for all canadians and visitors to canada. Activities of the society include: operations maintenance marketing interpretation/education activities & events fundraising and community engagement. Through these efforts the society maintains a significant collection of unique plants as well as heritage artifacts.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $617K | $644K | $492K | $100 | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $538K | $616K | $459K | $699 | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $615K | $616K | $471K | $1,237 | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $583K | $534K | $395K | $4,126 | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $576K | $521K | $392K | $2,026 | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $73K from 7 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$425K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patricia Fry (manager); Stuart Jamieson (chairman); Ian Davidson (vice chair); Douglas Parker (director); Susan Lane (treasurer); Peter Hall (director); Peter Lockerbie (director); Laura Sherman (secretary); Heather Sadkowski (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106714736RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.