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Registered as THE ARK/THE LUNENBURG COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE SPECIALLY CHALLENGED
$896,539
$730,440
It took in $166,099 more than it spent, and retained the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.
| Year | Money in | Money out |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $650K | $635K |
| 2018 | $661K | $630K |
| 2019 | $632K | $601K |
| 2020 | $650K | $612K |
| 2021 | $641K | $570K |
| 2022 | $658K | $607K |
| 2023 | $736K | Not reported |
| 2024 | $897K | $730K |
| What it went on | CRA line | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable programs | 5000 | $647,093 | 88.6% |
| Management and administration | 5010 | $83,341 | 11.4% |
| Fundraising | 5020 | $6 | 0.0% |
| Total expenditures excluding gifts | 4950 | $730,440 |
The Ark/The Lunenburg County Association for the Specially Challenged reported spending 88.6% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 2,595 charities registered under core health care that reported the same line for 2024, the middle of the range is 86.5%, and this charity sits at the 56th percentile — above 56% of them.
That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.
Canadian charities report how many of their ten highest-paid positions fall in each pay band. Not who they are, and not what any one person earns — the return does not collect that, and it cannot be worked out from what follows.
5 positions reported in total. The form asks only about the ten highest-paid, so a smaller number means the charity reported fewer compensated positions than that.
| Permanent full-time positions | 300 | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Part-time or part-year employees | 370 | 55 |
| Total spent on all compensation | 390 | $575,107 |
Charities that hold significant property not used in their programs must spend a minimum amount each year — the disbursement quota. The Ark/The Lunenburg County Association for the Specially Challenged files this schedule; most charities do not.
| Required to spend | 840 | $19,086 |
|---|---|---|
| Counted toward the quota | 860 | $647,093 |
| Difference | 865 | $628,007 above the quota |
Charities may also carry a disbursement excess forward for five years, so a single year is a slice of a longer calculation rather than the whole of it.
The most recent return this charity has filed — not its position today. Charities have six months to file and the CRA publishes annually.
These are the charity’s own figures. A surprising figure is at least as likely to be a filing error as a finding.
This site cannot confirm whether 106721228 RR 0001 is registered today. Its filings are public open data; current registration status is not, and the CRA’s own listing is the only authoritative source. Check this charity on the CRA Charities Listing.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency — List of charities (T3010). Data current as of 2024 filing year. Filed by the charity and not audited by the CRA. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.