LAKES DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·POST OFFICE BOX 266 · BURNS LAKE, BC · V0J 1E0·BN 107590549RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
OPERATING LAKES DISTRICT MUSEUM; RESEARCHING HISTORICAL TOPICS AND GENEALOGIES; ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF ARTIFACTS TO SOCIETY; COLLECTING AND TRANSCRIBING ORAL HISTORIES; DISPLAYING NEW HERITAGE RESOURCES; RESTORING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS; DIGITIZING DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE RESOURCES; MAINTAINING THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS; ASSISTING OTHER MUSEUMS WITH HERITAGE PROJECTS; LIAISING WITH LOCAL FIRST NATIONS ON HISTORICAL TOPICS; OPERATING AN ART GALLERY; PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP LOCAL HISTORY CURRICULUM; ORGANIZING AN ART CONTEST. FIFTEEN VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 275… Show more
OPERATING LAKES DISTRICT MUSEUM; RESEARCHING HISTORICAL TOPICS AND GENEALOGIES; ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF ARTIFACTS TO SOCIETY; COLLECTING AND TRANSCRIBING ORAL HISTORIES; DISPLAYING NEW HERITAGE RESOURCES; RESTORING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS; DIGITIZING DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE RESOURCES; MAINTAINING THE MUSEUM'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS; ASSISTING OTHER MUSEUMS WITH HERITAGE PROJECTS; LIAISING WITH LOCAL FIRST NATIONS ON HISTORICAL TOPICS; OPERATING AN ART GALLERY; PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP LOCAL HISTORY CURRICULUM; ORGANIZING AN ART CONTEST. FIFTEEN VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 275 HOURS TO MUSEUM-RELATED PROJECTS.
New programs
OPENED THE NEW HERITAGE ART GALLERY; STARTED THE AREA'S FIRST PERMANENT ART COLLECTION; ORGANIZED ART CLASSES IN THE HERITAGE GALLERY; BROUGHT IN A TRAVELING EXHIBITION FROM THE ROYAL BC MUSEUM.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)16%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1.4 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$140K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)86%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $88K | 55¢ | 45% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $99K | 81¢ | 19% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $99K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $118K | 85¢ | 15% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $136K | 88¢ | 12% | 1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $140K | 84¢ | 16% | 1.4 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 8 of 9at arm's length
- GRAHAM, LYLE KPRESIDENTarm's length
- HART, CAMERON WVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- MACIEVICH, SANDRA MTREASURERarm's length
- MARR, SHARONSECRETARYarm's length
- ADAMS, JOANDIRECTOR
- ANDERSON, VALERIE ADIRECTORarm's length
- BROWN, RUSSELL SDIRECTORarm's length
- BROWN, WAYNE SDIRECTORarm's length
- HOLMES, SANDRA LDIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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