PLACENTIA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·P O BOX 233 · PLACENTIA, NL · A0B 2Y0·BN 107847741RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$103K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Placentia Area Historical Society?
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Is Placentia Area Historical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107847741RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Placentia Area Historical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is P O BOX 233, PLACENTIA, NL, A0B 2Y0. Source.
What does Placentia Area Historical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The preservation and promotion of the history and culture of the Placentia Newfoundland area including conservation and interpretation of both the O'Rreilly House Museum and the adjacent historic St. Luke's Anglican Church and graveyard site. Our artifact collection includes ancient Basque headstones at both sites…" Full program description.
How much of Placentia Area Historical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Placentia Area Historical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $103K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The preservation and promotion of the history and culture of the Placentia Newfoundland area including conservation and interpretation of both the O'Rreilly House Museum and the adjacent historic St. Luke's Anglican Church and graveyard site. Our artifact collection includes ancient Basque headstones at both sites. Guided and self-guided tours are offered at both sites from June to October annually for the general public school groups and tour groups. We also plan and host special events and programs to celebrate significant aspects of local history culture and achievements and we provid… Show more
The preservation and promotion of the history and culture of the Placentia Newfoundland area including conservation and interpretation of both the O'Rreilly House Museum and the adjacent historic St. Luke's Anglican Church and graveyard site. Our artifact collection includes ancient Basque headstones at both sites. Guided and self-guided tours are offered at both sites from June to October annually for the general public school groups and tour groups. We also plan and host special events and programs to celebrate significant aspects of local history culture and achievements and we provide space at our St. Luke's site for other individuals and groups to host a variety of cultural community and family activities. Throughout 2024 PAHS continued our efforts to ensure the former Sacred Heart Church historic building was preserved for community use. In 2024 PAHS granted funds to the Placentia Parish Activities Society (a non-qualified donee) to purchase the historic building and the purchase was completed.
New programs
In early spring of 2024 the Placentia Area Historical Society obtained funding to contract with a young local filmmaker to create a film to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador's Confederation with Canada. The issue of joining Canada was controversial among the residents of many Newfoundland and Labrador communities and and even among many families. The film focused mainly on gathering the recollections of individuals who recalled the living conditions in their community at the time and the controversy regarding joining with Canada. Many of interviewees personally exper… Show more
In early spring of 2024 the Placentia Area Historical Society obtained funding to contract with a young local filmmaker to create a film to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador's Confederation with Canada. The issue of joining Canada was controversial among the residents of many Newfoundland and Labrador communities and and even among many families. The film focused mainly on gathering the recollections of individuals who recalled the living conditions in their community at the time and the controversy regarding joining with Canada. Many of interviewees personally experienced the controversy in their community and sometimes among their own family members. The filmmaker also obtained each interviewee's current opinion about whether joining Canada has proven to be beneficial or a negative outcome for the residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unfortunately due to delays related to post production issues and scheduling the premiere of the film didn't take place in 2024.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.5 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$103K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)61%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
30%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
61%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
30%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
9%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | $30K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $33K | 100¢ | 6% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $38K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $116K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0K | 100¢ | 0% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $103K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.5 yr |
| trend |
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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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
10 directors reported · 8 of 10at arm's length
- O'Keefe, Thomas VDirectorarm's length
- O'Keefe, AnitaPresidentnot at arm's length
- Barry, WinnieVice-Presidentarm's length
- Devereaux, Ann MTreasurerarm's length
- Newhook, Christopher JDirectorarm's length
- Connors, RachelleDirectorarm's length
- Griffin, HelenDirectorarm's length
- Greene, VeraDirectorarm's length
- Pittman, PaulaDirectorarm's length
- O'Keefe, JamesSecretarynot at arm'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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