Women of the First Light
Charitable organization · Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia · BN 789814910RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($310,108) as filed with the CRA.
Women of the First Light is a charitable organization based in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $425K in revenue and $310K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from donations, 48% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $74K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers.
In its own words
On-line men's circles; monthly on line indigenous women's leadership circles; young indigenous women's council ( mentoring and peer support ) researching indigenous languages; healing ceremonies; land-based education
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $425K | $310K | $243K | — | — | $578K |
| 2023 | $189K | $203K | $168K | — | — | $356K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $74K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$112K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Women of the First Light’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 789814910RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.