The Mahone Bay Founders Society
Publicly funded institution · Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia · BN 119243673RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($102,510) as filed with the CRA.
The Mahone Bay Founders Society is a charitable organization based in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $105K in revenue and $103K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,515.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The Mahone Bay Founders Society operates the Mahone Bay Settlers Museum. The museum provides information about the history of Mahone Bay architecture and buildings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105K | $103K | $92K | $1,431 | — | $208K |
| 2023 | $105K | $96K | $88K | $3,345 | — | $205K |
| 2022 | $107K | $87K | $82K | $501 | — | $174K |
| 2021 | $108K | $90K | $85K | $574 | — | $179K |
| 2020 | $118K | $107K | $15K | $5,188 | $0 | $161K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,515 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$60K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anne Palfreyman (chair person); Kody Dagley (director); Annette St.Onge (treasurer); Kathleen Fischback (director); Joan Russo (director); Tracey Sayer (vice chair); Kenneth Paulsen (director); Moya Drummond (director); Sandy Barney (director); Antoinette Bouchet (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mahone Bay Founders Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119243673RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.