THE TOWN OF YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·260 ADELAIDE ST EAST · TORONTO, ON · M5A 1N1·BN 108101627RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
18¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$295K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
How do I donate to The Town of York Historical Society?
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Is The Town of York Historical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108101627RR0001. 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 The Town of York Historical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 260 ADELAIDE ST EAST, TORONTO, ON, M5A 1N1. Source.
What does The Town of York Historical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES The Society's museum holds thousands of objects in its collections which relate to the postal and communications history of Canada as well as the Town of York and the early City of Toronto. It also maintains a research library on these same topics each are available to the public and…" Full program description.
How much of The Town of York Historical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 18¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Town of York Historical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $295K (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
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES The Society's museum holds thousands of objects in its collections which relate to the postal and communications history of Canada as well as the Town of York and the early City of Toronto. It also maintains a research library on these same topics each are available to the public and researchers. EXHIBITIONS The permanent exhibits at Toronto's First Post Office are The Royal Mail and Toronto 1837. These tell the stories of communication in the early city and of the structures and natural landscape of the Town of York (1793-1834). These exhibits reflect the core p… Show more
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES The Society's museum holds thousands of objects in its collections which relate to the postal and communications history of Canada as well as the Town of York and the early City of Toronto. It also maintains a research library on these same topics each are available to the public and researchers. EXHIBITIONS The permanent exhibits at Toronto's First Post Office are The Royal Mail and Toronto 1837. These tell the stories of communication in the early city and of the structures and natural landscape of the Town of York (1793-1834). These exhibits reflect the core purpose of Toronto's First Post Office and remain popular among visitors and residents alike. In addition the museum's website hosts four virtual exhibits. INTERPRETATION/EDUCATION Toronto's First Post Office offers education programs for groups of all ages and abilities in the form of on-and off-site and virtual programming lectures and workshops. Drop-in visitors to the museum have access to a self-guided tour which is available in more than a dozen languages. Museum From Home on the Town of York Historical Society website allowing visitors to download activities and view recorded presentations in addition to and instead of on-site at Toronto's First Post Office.
New programs
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES The museum continues to digitize its object and archival collection. Completed records are available to the public via the museum’s website. The museum also continues to digitize the library titles which are available online. EXHIBITIONS The temporary exhibit 'Uprisings and Upsets: Toronto's Early Riots' ran throughout 2024. It featured stories and artefacts of 1830s Toronto depicting a time of upheaval and change in the city. INTERPRETATION/EDUCATION The Museum Coordinator worked to research and develop new educational programming for the museum redevelop existing… Show more
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES The museum continues to digitize its object and archival collection. Completed records are available to the public via the museum’s website. The museum also continues to digitize the library titles which are available online. EXHIBITIONS The temporary exhibit 'Uprisings and Upsets: Toronto's Early Riots' ran throughout 2024. It featured stories and artefacts of 1830s Toronto depicting a time of upheaval and change in the city. INTERPRETATION/EDUCATION The Museum Coordinator worked to research and develop new educational programming for the museum redevelop existing programs and create virtual versions of educational programs. The museum was able to offer education programming virtually and in-person. The museum also offers educational walking tours through Old Town Toronto.
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.
18¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 18¢ 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 18¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
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
2.3 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)$295K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)15%
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
15%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
30%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
55%
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 | $218K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $291K | 73¢ | 27% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $270K | 69¢ | 31% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $244K | 67¢ | 33% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $382K | 70¢ | 30% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $295K | 18¢ | 22% | 2.3 yr |
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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)
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Board of directors
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Both, KevinChairarm's length
- Jewinski, DanielleSecretaryarm's length
- Jones, JohnVice-Chairarm's length
- Smith, Anniearm's length
- Morgan, AlexanderTreasurerarm's length
- Kalinowsky, Davidarm's length
- Raittien, Karenarm's length
- Unsworth, Andrewarm's length
- Abraham, JustinTreasurerarm's length
- Hachey, Stephaniearm'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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