YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia Association
Charitable organization · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 123648594RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,699,378) as filed with the CRA.
YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia Association is a charitable organization based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.8M in revenue and $5.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $100K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 57 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $5.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The ymca of southwest nova scotia is a charity dedicated to strengthening the foundations of communities. We do this by nurturing the potential of children teens and young adults; promoting healthy living; and fostering social responsibility. Our focus on inclusiveness and accessibility means we serve people of all ages backgrounds and abilities through all stages of life. Through ymca financial assistance programs the ymca is accesible to all. Our core offering include: childcare aquatics health & fitness youth programs and offsite ymca youth centre volunteer development global initia…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.8M | $5.7M | $4.8M | $2,173 | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.3M | $715 | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $468 | — | $926K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $785K |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $218 | — | $687K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $100K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions57
- Total compensation, all staff$4.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lawrence Garner (past chair); Elspeth McLean-Wile (past chair); Jordan Armstrong (chair); Janice Rahme (secretary); Ken Buchholz (director); John Wright (director); Alan McMullin (director); Mark Kaiser (director); Yvonne Smith (ceo); Valerie Caswell (director); Craig Moore (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123648594RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.