Valley Connect Outreach Association
Charitable organization · Kentville, Nova Scotia · BN 711414409RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($49,068) as filed with the CRA.
Valley Connect Outreach Association is a charitable organization based in Kentville, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $110K in revenue and $49K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations, 51% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $59K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Overnight Shelter during winter months in Kentville NS Overnight Shelter during winter months in Middleton NS Outreach and Drop-in in Kentville NS when space available Outreach and Drop-in in Middleton NS 3 days a week Lunch in Kentville NS twice a week Lunch in Middleton NS three times a week Food distribution in Kentville NS Food distribution in Middleton NS Activities and Events for low income folks in Kings County Tax Clinics for low income folks in Kentville and Middleton NS
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $110K | $49K | $44K | $0 | $0 | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $59K from 8 charities:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Canada$50K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$6,000
- Middleton Baptist Church$930
- Kentville United Baptist Church$900
- Coldbrook Baptist Church$650
- Wolfville Ridge United Baptist Church$300
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$223
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$168
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
D John Andrew; Lisa Bezanson Andrew; Robert 'Bruce' Caldwell; Simon Goodfellow; Heather Kroezen; Brooklyn White; Rebecca 'Becky' Welton.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Valley Connect Outreach Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 711414409RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.