The Cogswell Library Fund
Public foundation · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 868276973RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($300) as filed with the CRA.
The Cogswell Library Fund is a public foundation based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1,715 in revenue and $300 in expenditures.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $300 in 2024, the largest being $300 to Dalhousie University. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $111 in 2020 to $1,715 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Annual donation to the kellogg library at dalhousie university
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,715 | $300 | — | — | $300 | $13K |
| 2023 | $804 | $300 | — | — | $300 | $12K |
| 2022 | -$1,786 | $600 | — | — | $600 | $12K |
| 2021 | $15 | — | — | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $111 | $300 | — | — | $300 | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $300 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nancy Maccready-Williams (ceo); David Topple (finance manager).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cogswell Library Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868276973RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.