The Fidelis House Society
Charitable organization · Kentville, Nova Scotia · BN 119232916RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($532,325) as filed with the CRA.
The Fidelis House Society is a charitable organization based in Kentville, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $326K in revenue and $532K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 12% from government, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $167K in 2020 to $326K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The charity operates a facility that provides temporary living arrangements for patients being treated for life threatening diseases and their immediate families in the area served by the valley regional hospital
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $326K | $532K | $487K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $225K | $165K | $118K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $214K | $144K | $103K | — | $250 | $1M |
| 2021 | $218K | $148K | $112K | — | — | $963K |
| 2020 | $167K | $123K | $89K | — | — | $899K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 12 charities:
- E K M Health Foundation$15K
- Masonic Foundation of Nova Scotia$15K
- The Rotary Club of Dartmouth Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,019
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
- Kentville United Baptist Church$300
- Christian Reformed Church of Kentville$150
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$130
- United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington$120
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$50
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- Annapolis West Health Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Calpin (treasurer/secretary); Richard Chickoski (director); Gertrude Morse (director); Janet Lightfoot (vice president); Beth Moore (director); Danielle Haas (director); Janet Downie (house manager); Ralph Comeau (president); Gary Cleveland (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Fidelis House Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119232916RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.