United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc.
Public foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 108160011RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,006,143) as filed with the CRA.
United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc. is a public foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 40% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 18 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $468K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 149 qualified donees totalling $1M in 2024, the largest being $150K to Capital Region Mental Health & Addictions Association Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Allocation of raised funds to registered charitable organizations to improve lives and build community by engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action. Student impact committee. Day of caring. Community conversations. Songs of the city - awareness event. Housing first. Food for all nb. Nackawic community investment committee. Community food smart. 211.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2M | $271K | $207K | $1.2M | $358K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.5M | $256K | $209K | $683K | $374K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $228K | $190K | $802K | $542K |
| 2021 | $3M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $197K | $2M | $578K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $269K | $232K | $828K | $461K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1M to 149 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Capital Region Mental Health & Addictions Association Inc.$150K
- The John Howard Society of Fredericton Inc.$100K
- Keep Our Homes Safe Inc$67K
- Helpline Inc.$64K
- Partners for Youth Inc.$62K
- Family Enrichment & Counselling Service (fredericton) Inc.$43K
- Youth in Transition Fredericton Inc$37K
- Healthpartners Canada$37K
- Opal III - Fredericton Respite Services Inc.$34K
- Fredericton Boys' and Girls' Club Inc.$28K
- Ability New Brunswick Inc./capacite Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.$28K
- Meals on Wheels of Fredericton Inc.$25K
- Jobs Unlimited Inc.$24K
- New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Inc.$20K
- Liberty Lane Inc$20K
- Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc.$20K
- 12Neighbours Community Inc.$20K
- Region du Centre du N-B. Inc.$20K
- Laubach Literacy Fredericton Inc.$17K
- Sexual Violence New Brunswick Inc.$17K
- Inclusion New Brunswick Inc. / Inclusion Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.$15K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fredericton and Oromocto Inc.$15K
- The Gaia Project$13K
- Fredericton High School$11K
- Nackawic Elementary School$11K
Received $468K from 18 charities:
- Region du Centre du N-B. Inc.$137K
- The Medavie Foundation Inc.$75K
- Canadahelps Canadon$72K
- Canadahelps Canadon$72K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$35K
- Smythe Street Cathedral Inc.$18K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$17K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$13K
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$7,858
- Brewer Foundation$3,000
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$1,263
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$520
- United Way of Canada$500
- GivingForce Foundation Canada$150
- Healthpartners Canada$114
- United Way of Calgary and Area$50
- GivingForce Foundation Canada$26
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$456K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicholas Russon (past president); Inem Nsimah (president); Yusuf Shire (director); Fiona Williams (vice president); Gracie Gottschalk (director); Gail Farnsworth (director); Melanie McFarland (executive director); Peter Cullen (interim executive director); Mark Depow (treasurer); Luke Robertson (director); Carole Volpé (director); Elizabeth Murphy (director); Stephanie Sarchfield (director); Henrietta Obajemu (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108160011RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.