The Ark-Community Initiatives Society
Charitable organization · Iron Mines, Nova Scotia · BN 892329327RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($496,474) as filed with the CRA.
The Ark-Community Initiatives Society is a charitable organization based in Iron Mines, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $483K in revenue and $496K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $135K in 2024, the largest being $135K to L'Arche Cape Breton Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Social and other services for individuals with varied physically and/or mentally abilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $483K | $496K | $390K | $26K | $135K | $372K |
| 2023 | $357K | $467K | $240K | $37K | $128K | $394K |
| 2022 | $368K | $645K | $234K | $21K | $335K | $510K |
| 2021 | $370K | $260K | $260K | — | — | $736K |
| 2020 | $427K | $334K | $334K | — | — | $633K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $135K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$139K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jacqueline Beaton (vice chair); Elizabeth Rankin (secretary); Matthew McKenna (treasurer); Karlena Johnson (board member); Thom Oommen (board member); Mukthar Limpao (board member); Linda Macrae (board member); David Shumaker (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ark-Community Initiatives Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892329327RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.