Trust Under the Will of Viola Marie Bishop
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 868480625RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($54,444) as filed with the CRA.
Trust Under the Will of Viola Marie Bishop is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $39K in revenue and $54K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $34K to Kentville United Baptist Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Remit income from trust's investments to kentville united baptist church as directed by the last will and testament of viola marie bishop.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39K | $54K | — | — | $34K | $709K |
| 2023 | $59K | $51K | — | — | $31K | $725K |
| 2022 | $75K | $45K | — | — | $25K | $717K |
| 2021 | $62K | $46K | — | — | $27K | $687K |
| 2020 | $50K | $45K | — | — | $27K | $671K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 1 qualified donee:
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 Viola Marie Bishop’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868480625RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.