The Gertrude Cotton Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 135731768RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($19,260) as filed with the CRA.
The Gertrude Cotton Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $24K in revenue and $19K 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 11% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $7,708 in 2024, the largest being $3,854 to University of Prince Edward Island. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
The net income of the fund will be paid to the university of prince edward island (minister of education) 49.5% for educational purposes. P.e.I. Minister of welfare & labour 49.5% to provide assistance to charitable organization in p.e.I. And 1% to be retained and added to fund capital.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24K | $19K | — | — | $7,708 | $302K |
| 2023 | $12K | $18K | — | — | $6,673 | $297K |
| 2022 | $14K | $17K | — | — | $5,558 | $302K |
| 2021 | $32K | $17K | — | — | $5,963 | $305K |
| 2020 | $19K | $17K | — | — | $5,943 | $290K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7,708 to 2 qualified donees:
- University of Prince Edward Island$3,854
- P.e.i. Minister of Welfare & Labour (minister of Social Serv$3,854
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Canada Trust (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gertrude Cotton Charitable Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135731768RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.