LADYSMITH MARITIME SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 1030 STN MAIN · LADYSMITH, BC · V9G 1A7·BN 118990373RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$291K
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 Ladysmith Maritime Society?
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Is Ladysmith Maritime Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118990373RR0001. 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 Ladysmith Maritime Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1030 STN MAIN, LADYSMITH, BC, V9G 1A7. Source.
What does Ladysmith Maritime Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "LMS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MARITIME HERITAGE AND SEA LIFE THROUGH OUR SEA LIFE CENTRE AND PART-TIME MARINE BIOLOGIST. WE ALSO PROVIDED ACCESS TO HERITAGE ROW BOATS USED IN THE MARINA EDUCATIONAL BOAT TOURS ON OUR HERITAGE FLEET OUR ANNUAL SEA LIFE FESTIVALS WHERE THE PUBLIC IS EDUCATED ABOUT SEA LIFE…" Full program description.
How much of Ladysmith Maritime Society'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 Ladysmith Maritime Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $291K (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
LMS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MARITIME HERITAGE AND SEA LIFE THROUGH OUR SEA LIFE CENTRE AND PART-TIME MARINE BIOLOGIST. WE ALSO PROVIDED ACCESS TO HERITAGE ROW BOATS USED IN THE MARINA EDUCATIONAL BOAT TOURS ON OUR HERITAGE FLEET OUR ANNUAL SEA LIFE FESTIVALS WHERE THE PUBLIC IS EDUCATED ABOUT SEA LIFE CONSERVANCY FROM VOLUNTEER MARINE BIOLOGISTS. WE ALSO HAVE AN ONGOING BOAT RESTORATION PROGRAM AND RECENTLY OUR VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE DOROTHY A 1897 SAILBOAT. WE PROMOTE TOURISM AND MARITIME EDUCATION THROUGH OUR HERITAGE DISPLAYS AND … Show more
LMS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR MARITIME HERITAGE AND SEA LIFE THROUGH OUR SEA LIFE CENTRE AND PART-TIME MARINE BIOLOGIST. WE ALSO PROVIDED ACCESS TO HERITAGE ROW BOATS USED IN THE MARINA EDUCATIONAL BOAT TOURS ON OUR HERITAGE FLEET OUR ANNUAL SEA LIFE FESTIVALS WHERE THE PUBLIC IS EDUCATED ABOUT SEA LIFE CONSERVANCY FROM VOLUNTEER MARINE BIOLOGISTS. WE ALSO HAVE AN ONGOING BOAT RESTORATION PROGRAM AND RECENTLY OUR VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE DOROTHY A 1897 SAILBOAT. WE PROMOTE TOURISM AND MARITIME EDUCATION THROUGH OUR HERITAGE DISPLAYS AND OPEN HOUSES AND ATTENDANCE AT HERITAGE BOAT SHOWS THROUGHOUT BC.
New programs
WE DID NOT ADD MORE PROGRAMS BUT HOSTED SEVERAL MUSICAL AND SPEAKER EVENINGS FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE END OF THE WATER LEASE AND MARINA OPERATIONS IN DECEMBER 2023 AND SHOWCASING THE WORK COMPLETED ON THE DOROTHY SAILBOAT AND PRESERVATION WORK ON TWO FURTHER RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR 2024 AND 2025.
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.2 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)$291K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
6%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
6%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $823K | 55¢ | 42% | 2.1 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $921K | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-30 | $866K | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $905K | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-30 | $973K | 100¢ | — | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $291K | 100¢ | — | 0.2 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 · 7 of 10at arm's length
- CRAIG, MARNIEPRESIDENTarm's length
- NEWELL, ALAN CDIRECTORarm's length
- REICHERT, RAYMOND JDIRECTOR
- DANIELS, KELVIN DPRESIDENTarm's length
- BARNETT, MARGARET ASECRETARYarm's length
- SITTARO, IVANAVICE PRESIDENT
- CLARK, JEFFTREASURERarm's length
- ALEXANDER, DAVID WDIRECTOR
- GOW, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- KENNEDY, DEBRADIRECTORarm'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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