U'MISTA CULTURAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationEducation in the arts·PO BOX 253 · ALERT BAY, BC · V0N 1A0·BN 108149022RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1 Operates as a First Nations museum and repatriates Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts and objects. 2 Promotes and encourages First Nations art culture and cultural awareness. 3 Promotes research of Kwak'wala culture and genealogy. 4 Recovers lost Kwak'wala language. 5 Facilitates the advancement of tourism to the 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)90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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)10%
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)0.9 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)$3.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)41%
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)34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $861K | 97¢ | 3% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $816K | 97¢ | 3% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $1.1M | 96¢ | 4% | 1.5 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $1.8M | 96¢ | 2% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.9M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $3.5M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.9 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
10 directors reported · 8 of 10at arm's length
- Cranmer, William TChairarm's length
- Newman, VeraMama̱liliḵa̱la Repnot at arm's length
- Glendale, JamesDa̱ʼnaxdaʼx̱w Reparm's length
- Cook, Rande'Namgis / Ma'amtagila Repnot at arm's length
- Shaughnessy, Arthur'Namgis Reparm's length
- Hunt, AnthonyKwagu'l Reparm's length
- Nelson, ElizabethCo-Chair Mama̱liliḵa̱la Reparm's length
- Cook, Doreen PatsyKwagu'l / Haxwa'mis Reparm's length
- Alfred, Lawrence Wayne'Namgis Reparm's length
- McDougall, MonaVice-Chair 'Namgis Reparm'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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