The W. B. Wells Heritage Foundation
Private foundation · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 119262186RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($116,759) as filed with the CRA.
The W. B. Wells Heritage Foundation is a private foundation based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $199K in revenue and $117K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $73K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Palmerston Cemetery Corporation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2020 to $199K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Wb wells heritage foundation provides donations to various cemetery funds for the maintenance and improvement of cemeteries donates to the cumberland county museum and maintains owned cemeteries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $199K | $117K | $22K | — | $73K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $119K | $89K | $26K | — | $45K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | -$126K | $64K | $20K | — | $24K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $240K | $71K | $15K | — | $36K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $48K | $81K | $22K | — | $41K | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $73K to 17 qualified donees:
- Palmerston Cemetery Corporation$15K
- The Lower River Hebert Cemetery Company of Lower River Hebert Cumberland County$6,670
- Angevine Cemetery Society$6,419
- Fraserville Cemetery Association (1993)$5,203
- Port Greville United Baptist Church$4,536
- Parish of Christ Church$4,434
- Trinity-ST Stephen's United Church$4,099
- All Saints Parish$3,795
- The Parish of Northumberland$3,720
- Millvale United Baptist Cemetary$3,680
- Macnab Hill Cemetery Society$2,990
- Rodney Community Society$2,978
- Truemanville Cemetery Society$2,500
- Parish of Parrsboro Shore in the County of Cumberland$2,254
- The Baxter Cemetery Society$2,000
- Tidnish Riverside Cemetery Society$1,700
- Hastings United Church Preservation Society$1,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Morris Haugg (vice-chair); Howard Gray (chair); Kate Gray (trustee); Cheryl Davis (trustee); Paul Hawkes (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The W. B. Wells Heritage Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119262186RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.