Wonder'neath Art Society
Charitable organization · Halifax, Nova Scotia · BN 823696190RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($407,918) as filed with the CRA.
Wonder'neath Art Society is a charitable organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $357K in revenue and $408K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 38% from government, 19% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Education and community programming through the facilitation of art. Also the provision of studio spaces for artists in nova scotia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $357K | $408K | $290K | — | — | $121K |
| 2023 | $353K | $384K | $248K | — | — | $161K |
| 2022 | $392K | $445K | $212K | — | — | $193K |
| 2021 | $491K | $284K | $136K | — | — | $246K |
| 2020 | $248K | $245K | $150K | — | — | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $70K from 10 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$23K
- Halifax Youth Foundation$10K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,569
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- Harrison McCain Foundation$5,000
- Craig Foundation$5,000
- Park People$2,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$191
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$182K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lynn Reierson (member at large); Lameia Reddick (chair/president); Kiera Sitzer (interim treasurer); Francesca Masters (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wonder'neath Art Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 823696190RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.