William L. Pearman Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 863213310RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($170,765) as filed with the CRA.
William L. Pearman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $363K in revenue and $171K in expenditures.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $115K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Rotary Club of Wolfville Charitable Trust. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $122K in 2020 to $363K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Donations to several charitable organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $363K | $171K | — | — | $115K | $3.6M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $117K | — | — | $97K | $3.4M |
| 2022 | $67K | $96K | — | — | $75K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $167K | $96K | — | — | $75K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $122K | $89K | — | — | $70K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $115K to 15 qualified donees:
- Rotary Club of Wolfville Charitable Trust$15K
- Stage Prophets Theatrical Society$13K
- ST. John's Anglican Church$13K
- Chrysalis House Association$10K
- Adolescent Health & Support Centre$9,000
- Wolfville Area Interchurch Council$8,000
- Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia$7,500
- Landmark East Association$7,500
- ST. John's Anglican Church Parish of Horton$7,000
- The Flower Cart$5,000
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul$5,000
- Alongside Hope Auprès de l'espoir$5,000
- Kings Historical Society$4,500
- The Wolfville Historical Society$4,500
- Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island$2,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Timothy Hergett (trustee); Bmo Trust Company (trustee); Chrystal Penney (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from William L. Pearman Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863213310RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.