The Laing House Association
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 863086724RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($645,504) as filed with the CRA.
The Laing House Association is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $703K in revenue and $646K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from government, 32% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $216K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The laing house association is a peer support organization for youth and young adults aged 16 to 30 who are living with mental illness. Our programs centre on recovery strategies and support for youth. We provide employment services including career planning employment counselling and career skills development. We support members through school application & admission support networking with educational organizations and tutoring. Our healthy living and independent living programs focus on self-care and self-advocacy. Our outreach programs work to build strong relations with current a…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $703K | $646K | $457K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $756K | $775K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $818K | $653K | — | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $842K | $645K | — | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $676K | $608K | $608K | — | — | $783K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $216K from 4 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$308K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rick Dunlop (director); Will Keyes (secretary); Jane Machum (chair); Killian McParland (director); Leigh Meldrum (director); Cecilia Moore (director); Steven Nelson (treasurer); Jennifer Ronalds (director); Keisha Turner (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Laing House Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863086724RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.