The Friends of the Public Gardens
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 891626442RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,824) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of the Public Gardens is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $31K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $113K.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $45K in 2020 to $26K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Operate visitors' desk\gift shop; conduct free daily tours; organize cultural events; advocate for improvements to the gardens.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $31K | $19K | — | — | $83K |
| 2023 | $47K | $65K | $60K | — | — | $79K |
| 2022 | $107K | $84K | $79K | — | — | $75K |
| 2021 | $46K | $51K | $48K | — | — | $69K |
| 2020 | $45K | $36K | $36K | — | — | $187K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $113K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$1,713
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Judith Cabrita (chair); Janet Brush (treasurer); Andrea Bishop (secretary); Katherine Deturbide (vice-chair); Barbara Taylor (director); Rick Rivers (director); Skana Gee (director); William Mont; Henry Paratte (director); Carter Beapre-McPhee (director); Donald Marks (director); Sandra McCulloush (director); Keith Coles (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of the Public Gardens’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891626442RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.