THE J. DOUGLAS FERGUSON HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·75 SIERRA NEVADA GREEN SW · CALGARY, AB · T3H 3R1·BN 118973437RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$54K
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 The J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation?
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Is The J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118973437RR0001. 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 J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 75 SIERRA NEVADA GREEN SW, CALGARY, AB, T3H 3R1. Source.
What does The J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A RANGE OF NUMISMATIC AND RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. IT PUBLISHES BOOKS AND HAS PROVIDED FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE PUBLICATION BY AUTHORS SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT MAKES GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS AND TO ENCOURAGE ORIGINAL…" Full program description.
How much of The J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $54K (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 FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A RANGE OF NUMISMATIC AND RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. IT PUBLISHES BOOKS AND HAS PROVIDED FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE PUBLICATION BY AUTHORS SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT MAKES GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS AND TO ENCOURAGE ORIGINAL RESEARCH LEADING TO PUBLICATION. IT ENCOURAGES THE DONATION OF BOOKS IT ASSISTS IN FINANCING TO LIBRARIES IN LEADING UNIVERSITIES MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES IN MAJOR CITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO VARIOUS CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES TO ENCOURAGE NUMISMATIC RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION HA… Show more
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A RANGE OF NUMISMATIC AND RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. IT PUBLISHES BOOKS AND HAS PROVIDED FUNDS TO ASSIST IN THE PUBLICATION BY AUTHORS SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT MAKES GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS AND TO ENCOURAGE ORIGINAL RESEARCH LEADING TO PUBLICATION. IT ENCOURAGES THE DONATION OF BOOKS IT ASSISTS IN FINANCING TO LIBRARIES IN LEADING UNIVERSITIES MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES IN MAJOR CITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO VARIOUS CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES TO ENCOURAGE NUMISMATIC RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION HAS CREATED A WEBSITE: THE CANADIAN NUMISMATIC RESOURCES WEBSITE (CNR) AS AN ONLINE REPOSITORY OF CANADIAN NUMISMATIC RESOURCES SUCH AS DIGITIZED ARTICLES BOOKS JOURNALS REPORTS MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO CANADIAN NUMISMATICS AND MONETARY HISTORY.
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.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$54K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
4%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
96%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $17K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $24K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $18K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $15K | 82¢ | 18% | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $24K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $54K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 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
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- Bell, GeoffreyGovernorarm's length
- Douglas, Scott EGovernorarm's length
- Cheek, RonaldDeputy Chairarm's length
- Day-Thorburn, KevinGovernorarm's length
- Bergeron, DavidSecretaryarm's length
- Dunn, RichardGovernorarm's length
- Esler, Graham JGovernorarm's length
- Faulkner, ChrisGovernorarm's length
- Forbes, RobertChairmanarm's length
- Graham, RobertGovernorarm's length
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- Greene, Ronald AGovernorarm's length
- Johnson, Paul RGovernorarm's length
- Walsh, MichaelGovernorarm's length
- Moogk, Peter NGovernorarm's length
- Nienhuis, HenryGovernorarm's length
- Petch, PaulGovernorarm's length
- Stapleton, JaredGovernorarm's length
- Probert, William NTreasurerarm'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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