The Friends of Hank Snow Society
Charitable organization · Liverpool, Nova Scotia · BN 139369367RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($108,411) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Hank Snow Society is a charitable organization based in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $95K in revenue and $108K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 17% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $46K in 2020 to $95K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
1) concerts celebrating the culture of traditional music in nova scotia all professional volunteer musicians. 2) workshops for traditional musicians-fiddle players and guitarists. 3) operating the hank snow country music centre. The center features artifacts memorabilia and information on country and traditional musicians who were a) born in atlantic canada b) made their mark in atlantic canada or c) influenced history and culture of traditional music in atlantic canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95K | $108K | $62K | — | — | $6,339 |
| 2023 | $92K | $76K | $58K | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | $63K | $75K | $44K | — | — | $22K |
| 2021 | $81K | $72K | $41K | — | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $46K | $53K | $27K | — | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$24K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michelle Colp (past president); Peter Colp (director); Louise Crowell (director); Lorraine Dalby (secretary); Amanda Dalby (director); Bernadette Hartlen (director); Mervin Hartlen (vice president); Wanda Long (director); Vina Moses (director); Ron Muise (director); Vernon Oickle (president); Dale Sewers (director); Catherine Truelove (director); Claudine Bulley (director); Annetta Moses-Gorman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Hank Snow Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139369367RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.