Trust Under the Will of Elizabeth M Coutanche
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 881641906RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($51,985) as filed with the CRA.
Trust Under the Will of Elizabeth M Coutanche is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $46K in revenue and $52K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $28K in 2024, the largest being $9,246 to St. Thomas Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Elizabeth McKay Coutanche died March 1 1991 and under the terms of her last will and Testament dated January 25 1991 she provided for the following: To hold the trust residue of my estate and to divide the same into three portions of equal value and to pay first portion to the Trustees of St. Thomas Church in the same manner as the Norman McKay fund and to pay the income annually from the second portion to the Trustees of Trinity United Church to be used for general purposes of the church and to pay the income annually to the McKay Memorial Library Shelbourne for maintenance of the li…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46K | $52K | — | — | $28K | $895K |
| 2023 | $105K | $47K | — | — | $23K | $902K |
| 2022 | $133K | $49K | — | — | $24K | $844K |
| 2021 | $58K | $48K | — | — | $24K | $760K |
| 2020 | $37K | $49K | — | — | $25K | $750K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $28K to 3 qualified donees:
- St. Thomas Church$9,246
- Shelburne Pastoral Charge$9,246
- Shelburne Library Building Association$9,246
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Canada Trust (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Trust Under the Will of Elizabeth M Coutanche’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 881641906RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.