The Avon River Heritage Society
Charitable organization · Newport, Nova Scotia · BN 899357768RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($63,186) as filed with the CRA.
The Avon River Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Newport, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $56K in revenue and $63K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 40% from government.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
In its own words
Annual art shows and community festivals including: wharf days the great little art show honey harvest fest full circle music festival community activities: open studio on thursdays yoga with '...' (6 week periods at various points in the year) sofa sundays (live music in the community) other ongoing activities: gift shop museum galley are all open to the public in the spring summer and fall
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56K | $63K | $7,822 | — | — | $143K |
| 2023 | $60K | $58K | $45K | — | — | $217K |
| 2022 | $83K | $66K | $49K | — | $0 | $148K |
| 2021 | $32K | $28K | $25K | — | $0 | $131K |
| 2020 | $60K | $56K | $50K | — | — | $126K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$32K
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 The Avon River Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899357768RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.