The Gordon Foundation for Children and Youth
Public foundation · Chester Basin, Nova Scotia · BN 118796036RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($21,342) as filed with the CRA.
The Gordon Foundation for Children and Youth is a public foundation based in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, it reported $31K in revenue and $21K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,771 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 5 qualified donees totalling $11K in 2022, the largest being $3,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $20K in 2020 to $31K in 2022.
In its own words
The foundation was formed to improve the mental and emotional health of children and youth. It does this primarily by making financial contributions to other registered charities that further the objects of the foundation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31K | $21K | $1,067 | — | $15K | $216K |
| 2021 | $9,547 | $18K | $767 | — | $12K | $207K |
| 2020 | $20K | $24K | — | — | $17K | $215K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $11K to 5 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$800
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Gordon Foundation for Children and Youth’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118796036RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.