The charities of Nova Scotia

3,787 registered charities · $951.4M in reported revenue, 2024

The Nova Scotia registry leans religion (1,258), public amenities (573) and community services (437).

Cities and towns

Places with at least 25 registered charities. Everywhere else is reachable from the A–Z index.

Biggest by revenue, 2024

Charity	City	Revenue	To programs
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.	Halifax	$42M	$3
I W K Health Centre Charitable Foundation	Halifax	$36.1M	$0
Chalice (Canada)	Bedford	$35.8M	$90
Feed Nova Scotia Society	Dartmouth	$22.6M	$18
Nova Scotia Nature Trust	Dartmouth	$14.9M	$79
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada	Halifax	$14.9M	$37
The Windsor Foundation	Halifax	$14.4M	$0
River Philip Foundation	Oxford	$12.8M	$0
The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty	Dartmouth	$12.1M	$57
International Conservation Fund of Canada Inc.	Chester	$11.6M	$92
United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes	Halifax	$10.3M	$18
Lochaber Community Development Association	Lochaber	$10.2M	—
Nova Scotia Community College Foundation	Halifax	$10.1M	$59
The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax	Halifax	$9.5M	$70
Neptune Theatre Foundation	Halifax	$8.7M	$80
Northwoodcare Group Incorporated	Dartmouth	$8.5M	$3
The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society	Halifax	$8.5M	$23
The Sobey Foundation	Stellarton	$8.5M	$0
Qeii Health Sciences Centre Auxiliary	Halifax	$8.2M	$41
Dartmouth General Hospital Charitable Foundation	Dartmouth	$8.1M	$55
Souls Harbour Rescue Mission	Halifax	$7.8M	$75
Yarmouth Hospital Foundation	Yarmouth	$7.2M	$12
Willow Lodge Association	Tatamagouche	$7.2M	$94
Sisters of Charity Mount Saint Vincent	Halifax	$6.6M	$76
Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation	Sydney	$6.4M	$0
J and W Murphy Foundation	Halifax	$6.1M	$0
Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic Association	Halifax	$6M	$67
Cape Breton Residential Society	New Waterford	$6M	$98
YMCA of Pictou County	New-Glasgow	$5.9M	$100
YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia Association	Bridgewater	$5.8M	$84
Divine Renovation Ministry	Halifax	$5.4M	$67
The Frank E. Milne Scholarship Foundation	Sambro Head	$5.4M	$100
Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia	Dartmouth	$5.3M	$82
The Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation	Millbrook	$5.3M	$0
Symphony Nova Scotia Society	Halifax	$5.3M	$0
The Sakyong Potrang Canada	Halifax	$5.2M	$66
Northwoodcare Realty Incorporated	Dartmouth	$5.2M	$100
The Discovery Centre	Halifax	$5M	$84
Easter Seals Nova Scotia	Dartmouth	$4.9M	$93
South Shore Health Foundation	Bridgewater	$4.9M	$22
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia	Dartmouth	$4.7M	$0
Symphony Nova Scotia Foundation	Halifax	$4.2M	$0
ST. John Council for Nova Scotia/prince Edward Island	Darthmouth	$4.2M	$17
Hospice Society of Greater Halifax	Halifax	$4.1M	$80
Capsc (canadian Association of Provincial Safety Councils) Safety Services Nova Scotia	Halifax	$4M	$78
The David and Faye Sobey Foundation	Stellarton	$4M	$0
Aberdeen Health Foundation Society	New Glasgow	$3.9M	$8
The YMCA Association of Cumberland	Amherst	$3.9M	$88
Oxford Community Centre Association	Oxford	$3.9M	$100
Brigadoon Children's Camp Society	Halifax	$3.7M	$74

Publicly funded institutions — hospitals, universities, school boards — are listed separately under the institutions ranking. “To programs” is that charity’s share of every $100 spent.