Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

The charities of Halifax, Nova Scotia

600 registered charities

Halifax’s registry leans religion (165), education & research (127) and grantmaking foundations (88).

The biggest, by 2024 revenue

CharityRevenue$ to programs
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation Inc.$42M$3
I W K Health Centre Charitable Foundation$36.1M$0
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$14.9M$37
The Windsor Foundation$14.4M$0
United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$10.3M$18
Nova Scotia Community College Foundation$10.1M$59
The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$9.5M$70
Neptune Theatre Foundation$8.7M$80
The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$8.5M$23
Qeii Health Sciences Centre Auxiliary$8.2M$41
Souls Harbour Rescue Mission$7.8M$75
Sisters of Charity Mount Saint Vincent$6.6M$76
J and W Murphy Foundation$6.1M$0
Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic Association$6M$67
Divine Renovation Ministry$5.4M$67
Symphony Nova Scotia Society$5.3M$0
The Sakyong Potrang Canada$5.2M$66
The Discovery Centre$5M$84
Symphony Nova Scotia Foundation$4.2M$0
Hospice Society of Greater Halifax$4.1M$80
Capsc (canadian Association of Provincial Safety Councils) Safety Services Nova Scotia$4M$78
Brigadoon Children's Camp Society$3.7M$74
Ecology Action Centre$3.7M$75
Sisters of Charity - Caritas Retirement Centre$3.6M$88
Fred and Edith Greene Foundation$3.4M$0
Lion's Roar Foundation$3.3M$5
Fulcher Foundation$3M$0
Shambhala Canada Society$3M$78
Craig Foundation$2.8M$0
The Atlantic Jewish Council$2.4M$99
United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$2.4M$11
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts$2.2M$69
Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island$2.2M$69
Community CARE Network Society$2.2M$71
Muslim Youth & Community Centre Society$2.1M$80
Fairview Pastoral Charge$2.1M$0
United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc.$2M$13
Halifax Youth Foundation$1.7M$0
Phoenix Youth Programs Charitable Foundation$1.7M$5
Saint Benedict$1.6M$92
Antiochian Maronite Catholic Church of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax$1.6M$75
Atlantic Film Festival Association$1.6M$90
Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc.$1.5M$96
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame Society$1.5M$32
Good Shepherd Parish$1.5M$22
Special Olympics Society of Nova Scotia$1.4M$35
University Internal Medicine Research Foundation$1.4M$85
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council$1.4M$83
Black Family Foundation$1.2M$0
The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1.2M$78

From 2024T3010 filings. “$ to programs” = dollars of every $100 spent that went to charitable programs.