The Mission to Seafarers Halifax
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 119245611RR0002 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($306,779) as filed with the CRA.
The Mission to Seafarers Halifax is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $340K in revenue and $307K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $98K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $207K in 2020 to $340K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The Mission to Seafarers Halifax promotes the spiritual moral & physical wellbeing of seafaring persons without distinction of creed colour or nationality. The staff and volunteers of the Mission conduct ship visits shop for seafarers unable to leave their ships transport seafarers to and from their ships arranging medical appointments as necessary worship services at the Mission and on board ship speaking engagements on behalf of the Mission celebrate the IMO Day of the Seafarer Sea Sunday. Gather and distribute warm clothing and blankets to seafarers. Shoebox gift program for se…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $340K | $307K | $150K | $62K | — | $643K |
| 2023 | $287K | $233K | $116K | $56K | — | $577K |
| 2022 | $301K | $219K | $100K | $63K | — | $499K |
| 2021 | $225K | $172K | $90K | $32K | — | $444K |
| 2020 | $207K | $182K | $90K | $38K | — | $382K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $98K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$44K
- Canadahelps Canadon$44K
- Congregation of the Cathedral Church of All Saints Halifax$3,600
- Reachout Society for Humanitarian Aid$3,000
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$750
- ST. Mark's Church$705
- The Parish of Northumberland$500
- Burgundy Legacy Foundation$250
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$150
- ST. John's Anglican Church$100
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$126K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Fyfe (president); Alastair Gray (director); Sandra Attersley (treasure); Eric Machum (director); Karl Risser (director); Heather MacEachern (director); Aurora Parsons (director); Anthony McGuiness (director); Norman Picton (director); Richard Hattan (director); Michelle Megannety (director); Dylan MacDonald (vice-chair); Bud Streeter (chair); Jim Calvesbert (secratary); Paul Jamer (director); Polina Baum-Talmor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Mission to Seafarers Halifax’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119245611RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.