The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia
Publicly funded institution · Sackville, Nova Scotia · BN 118975093RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,598,886) as filed with the CRA.
The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia is a charitable organization based in Sackville, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $3.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $191K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 41 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $928K in 2020 to $3.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Effective just and humane responses to the cause and consequences of crime in the most practical ways possible we respond to the changing needs of criminalized people to help them access the mental
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $3.6M | — | — | $202K |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M | — | — | $195K |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.6M | — | — | $193K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $192K |
| 2020 | $928K | $891K | $891K | — | — | $150K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $191K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,99940 positions
- Permanent full-time positions41
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jane Macmaster (president); Peter James (vice president); Carolyn D'Malley (secretary); Patrick Ladouceur (treasurer); Peter Brown (board member); Jasmine Hochman (board memeber); Janis Atkein (board member); Janice Fiander (past president); Louise Gray (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The John Howard Society of Nova Scotia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118975093RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.