The Christina and Hedley G. Ivany Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 829393925RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($342,198) as filed with the CRA.
The Christina and Hedley G. Ivany Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $342K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $342K in 2024, the largest being $100K to Northwoodcare Group Incorporated. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $126K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Provide funding to qualified donees which contribute to the relief of poverty and to advance the standard of living for disadvantaged groups such as seniors and young people.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $342K | — | — | $342K | $7.8M |
| 2023 | $352K | $368K | — | — | $368K | $7.1M |
| 2022 | -$380K | $252K | — | — | $250K | $7.1M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $232K | — | — | $230K | $7.8M |
| 2020 | $126K | $217K | — | — | $217K | $6.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $342K to 18 qualified donees:
- Northwoodcare Group Incorporated$100K
- Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada$50K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$30K
- Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia$25K
- Ward 5 Neighborhood Centre$20K
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.$20K
- The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation Learning Centre For Halifax Inc.$15K
- Young Women's Christian Association of Halifax$10K
- Brunswick Street Mission$10K
- Association of Bayside Camp and Retreat Centre$10K
- Holland College Foundation Inc.$9,000
- Home of the Guardian Angel$8,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax$7,500
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax$7,500
- Phoenix Youth Programs Charitable Foundation$6,000
- Nova Scotia Community College Foundation$6,000
- Chebucto Community Development Association$5,000
- Halifax West Ecumenical Food Bank Association$3,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alan Barkhouse (president); Jamie O'Neil; Helen Parker; John Stewart (secty-treasurer); Kevin Waller.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Christina and Hedley G. Ivany Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829393925RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.