United Way of Lunenburg County
Public foundation · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 862524485RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($369,582) as filed with the CRA.
United Way of Lunenburg County is a public foundation based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $190K in revenue and $370K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $37K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $243K in 2024, the largest being $93K to United Way of Halifax. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $569K in 2020 to $190K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Community building to create and expand a safe and supportive community in lunenburg county ns.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $190K | $370K | — | $25K | $334K | — |
| 2023 | $232K | $307K | $40K | $32K | $200K | $222K |
| 2022 | $281K | $284K | $48K | $34K | $173K | $297K |
| 2021 | $274K | $218K | $167K | $24K | $131K | $303K |
| 2020 | $569K | $481K | $429K | $23K | $421K | $246K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $243K to 15 qualified donees:
- United Way of Halifax$93K
- YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia Association$37K
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$25K
- South Shore Family Resource Association$11K
- Parish of ST. Stephen's Church$11K
- Municipality of the District of Lunenburg$10K
- Society for Equine-Assisted Services Nova Scotia$10K
- PAC Autism Nova Scotia Society$8,500
- Town Bridgewater$8,000
- Municipality of Chester Transportation Society$7,500
- South Shore Regional Centre for Education$6,900
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada$5,000
- Senior Wheels Association$5,000
- South Shore Sexual Health Society$4,000
- The Lunenburg County Adult Learning Network Association$1,200
Received $37K from 9 charities:
- United Way of Greater Toronto$8,290
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,707
- BenefAction Foundation$6,000
- RBC Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,223
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$2,530
- The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$2,200
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$539
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$466
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kent Atchison (chair); Mark Winfield (vice chair); Jim Brannam (director); Robert Keevill (director); Kerry Leydon (director); Heather Fralic (director); Jason Russell (director); Michael Graves (secretary/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way of Lunenburg County’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 862524485RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.