The Ernest C. Wilkes Scholarship Fund
Public foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 119279180RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,748) as filed with the CRA.
The Ernest C. Wilkes Scholarship Fund is a public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1,913 in revenue and $1,748 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 $1,747 in 2024, the largest being $1,747 to ST Andrew's Lodge Sunshine Fund. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,054 in 2020 to $1,913 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The board of directors held meetings during the course of the year and awarded four scholarships in conjunction with the masonic foundation of nova scotia through st. Andrews lodge sunshine fund charity cra#891619181rr0001 of $1500 each to the following high schools: high school citadel high halifax west j.I.isley
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,913 | $1,748 | — | — | $1,748 | $49K |
| 2023 | $1,256 | $1,200 | — | — | $1,200 | $50K |
| 2022 | $764 | $1,020 | $850 | — | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $970 | $1,674 | $850 | — | — | $50K |
| 2020 | $1,054 | $518 | $850 | — | — | $51K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,747 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Beeler (chair); Scott Burke (secretary); Ariel Broas (member); Wade Penney (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ernest C. Wilkes Scholarship Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119279180RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.