The Lotus Centre; a Resource for Women Society
Publicly funded institution · Truro, Nova Scotia · BN 885389122RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($303,265) as filed with the CRA.
The Lotus Centre; a Resource for Women Society is a charitable organization based in Truro, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $375K in revenue and $303K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,728.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The lotus centre resource centre is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all women by providing a supportive environment where women with common goals/interests share and interact. The centre provides women with access to information resources and services needed to support economic development employability and community building.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $375K | $303K | $303K | — | — | $284K |
| 2023 | $253K | $267K | $267K | — | — | $210K |
| 2022 | $247K | $241K | $241K | — | — | $224K |
| 2021 | $308K | $236K | $236K | — | — | $211K |
| 2020 | $271K | $293K | $293K | — | — | $146K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,728 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$176K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kristen Macdonald (director); Twila Macdonald (director); Catherine Maceachern (treasurer); Rebecca Silver (chair); Alana Weatherbee (vice chair); Reagan Arsenau (director); Shelby Thompson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Lotus Centre; a Resource for Women Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885389122RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.