The Public Good Society of Dartmouth
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 858708928RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($365,019) as filed with the CRA.
The Public Good Society of Dartmouth is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $390K in revenue and $365K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 55% from government, 26% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $198K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. 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 $153K in 2020 to $390K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The coordinator of the connections that work projects meets people at various food banks and food kitchens in dartmouth. He determines any special needs they have and refers them to appropriate agencies and resources participating and facilitating as needed. Mental health housing and employment were the most common themes dealt with. The dartmouth north community van is for the use of non-profit organizations that serve the residents of dartmouth north. The van allows these organizations to provide enhanced program opportunities by improving mobility of clients who are otherwise isolated …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $390K | $365K | $335K | — | $16K | $90K |
| 2023 | $332K | $340K | $281K | — | $46K | $66K |
| 2022 | $239K | $238K | $185K | — | $46K | $27K |
| 2021 | $136K | $143K | $138K | — | — | $25K |
| 2020 | $153K | $140K | $75K | — | $56K | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $198K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$41K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Doug Livingstone (chair); Monique Mullins-Roberts (vice chair); Victoria Arsenault (treasurer); Ralph Mackenzie (director); Gavin McCombie (director); Matthew Spurway (director); Robert Chisholm (director); Bernard Swan (director); Carla Foxe (director); Sylvia Anthony (director); Mike Burgess (director); Christine Hoehne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Public Good Society of Dartmouth’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858708928RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.