Atlantic Charities

The IWK Foundation is a public, not-for-profit organization that raises funds to support the urgent priority needs of the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The IWK Health Centre provides specialized care to women, children, and youth from across the Maritime provinces. Donations to the IWK Foundation directly support priority equipment, and fund programs, research, and new facilities at the IWK.

An excited gasp, a hearty laugh, a thoughtful sigh. What connects these important
expressions of emotion? Breath.

For most of us, breathing is so natural that we don’t even think about it. Too often, we take it for granted. For the 1 in 5 Nova Scotians who struggle with lung disease, it can be their only thought.

For over 100 years, the Lung Association of Nova Scotia has been working to improve the lung health of Nova Scotians through advocacy, research, patient services and education. This includes implementing comprehensive programs for children with asthma and adults struggling with obstructive sleep apnea. We provide support to patients with COPD, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, and people awaiting lung transplants. We have taken a leadership role in advocating to government on lung health issues and we provide programming and education around key lung health issues like radon and smoking cessation. Together, we are working to make Nova Scotia a healthier place to live and breathe.

The Nova Scotia Nature Trust was created to protect and conserve our province’s incredible natural legacy. We work directly to save outstanding natural areas, through land conservation. We use a strategic, science-driven approach to identify and protect the most threatened, unique and significant natural areas.

Together, with landowners, local communities, other conservation organizations and government we protect and steward wild places. We protect land in perpetuity, for nature and future generations to enjoy.

The Nature Trust protects over 19,000 acres of land across Nova Scotia. These conservation lands will be protected — forever.

The PEI Humane Society has been the Island’s only shelter for homeless, injured, lost, and abused companion animals for 40 years. We are a not-for- profit organization that assists over 1600 companion animals each year with no operational funding from any level of government.  We provide a number of companion animal protection services, such as: an adoption program, emergency help for injured animals, cruelty and abuse investigations and animal control.