The Old School Community Gathering Place CO-Operative Limited
Publicly funded institution · Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia · BN 811239250RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($970,940) as filed with the CRA.
The Old School Community Gathering Place CO-Operative Limited is a charitable organization based in Musquodoboit Harbour, 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 $1M in revenue and $971K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $374K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $394K in 2020 to $1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Programming for youth mental health services bereavement support tai chi dance movement community garden food pantry and emergency housing.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $971K | $13K | — | — | $240K |
| 2023 | $812K | $770K | $740K | $3,033 | — | $176K |
| 2022 | $508K | $477K | $419K | $2,588 | $0 | $251K |
| 2021 | $300K | $298K | $274K | $400 | $0 | $219K |
| 2020 | $394K | $381K | $361K | $2,387 | — | $217K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $374K from 6 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bob Rowlings (chair); Ken Vaughan (secretary); Karen Negus (treasurer); Foster Bishop (board member); Owen Corrigan (board member); Delphine Du Toit (board member); Lisa Nash (board member); Leanne Wrathall (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Old School Community Gathering Place CO-Operative Limited’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 811239250RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.