The Halifax Field Naturalists
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 139636575RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,079) as filed with the CRA.
The Halifax Field Naturalists is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2,960 in revenue and $3,079 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24.
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 55% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Production of newsletters; public presentations and field trips to raise awareness of the natural history of nova scotia conservation issues and the protection of endangered species and spaces.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,960 | $3,079 | $2,877 | — | — | $13K |
| 2023 | $4,851 | $3,310 | $3,120 | — | — | $12K |
| 2022 | $2,518 | $2,827 | $2,558 | — | — | $10K |
| 2021 | $3,109 | $3,651 | $3,213 | — | — | $11K |
| 2020 | $2,584 | $2,168 | $1,867 | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $24 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bernard McKenna (president); Janet Dalton (vice president); Jennifer Hahn (secretary); Ingrid Plache (treasurer); Ronald Arsenault (director); Stephanie Robertson (director); Allan Robertson (director); Donald Flemming (director); Mary Kennedy (director); Lesley-Jane Butters (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Halifax Field Naturalists’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139636575RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.