The Old Sydney Society
Publicly funded institution · Sydney, Nova Scotia · BN 107794364RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($448,521) as filed with the CRA.
The Old Sydney Society is a charitable organization based in Sydney, 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 $321K in revenue and $449K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 55% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $404.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. 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 9 names.
In its own words
Conducts histroical walking tours and ghost tours hold meetings and historical lecture series. Conducts information sessions on heritage district operates museum and exhibits. Owns historical buildings in the district of northend sydney.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $321K | $449K | $314K | — | — | $887K |
| 2023 | $232K | $337K | $290K | — | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $225K | $280K | $230K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $251K | $262K | $212K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $226K | $300K | $250K | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $404 from 2 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$212K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Arseneau (director); Norman Macdonald (director); Daniel Pitcher (secretary); Will Macpherson (treasurer); Cheryl Read (director); Ken Donavan (director); Macdonald Eldon (director); David Johnson (director); Mitchell Jabalee (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Old Sydney Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107794364RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.