The Self-Help Connection Clearinghouse Association
Publicly funded institution · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 136481041RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($239,387) as filed with the CRA.
The Self-Help Connection Clearinghouse Association is a charitable organization based in Halifax, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $221K in revenue and $239K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $182.
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 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Self help group development peer support employment support group network financial literacy wellness and personal development eating disorders peer support education network: supports the capacity of individuals living with mental health problems addictions as well as individuals at risk of developing mental health problems to increase their wellness and recovery through supports hope. Self-advocacy personal responsibility and education
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $221K | $239K | $180K | — | — | $225K |
| 2023 | $249K | $212K | $168K | — | — | $243K |
| 2022 | $256K | $254K | $205K | — | — | $207K |
| 2021 | $272K | $238K | $198K | — | — | $204K |
| 2020 | $265K | $264K | $211K | — | — | $159K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $182 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$138K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aaron Bethune (vice chair); Oneika Brown (treasurer); Joni Robichaud (chair); Eileen Macneil (secretary); Kait Sullivan (director); Rachael Morrison (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Self-Help Connection Clearinghouse Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136481041RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.