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NFLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 23154 CHURCHILL SQ · ST JOHN'S, NL · A1B 4J9·BN 119054948RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

MONTHLY PUBLIC LECTURES SYMPOSIA COLUMN IN NEWFOUNDLAND QUARTERLY

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)

44¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 44¢ 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)

56%

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)

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)

$18K

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 ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

58%

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-03-31$17K31¢69%
2020-03-31$16K36¢64%
2021-03-31$15K46¢54%
2022-03-31$15K34¢66%
2023-03-31$18K33¢67%
2024-03-31$18K44¢56%
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)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

19 directors reported · 19 of 19at arm's length

  • BISHOP-STIRLING, TERRYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • BUTTON, COREY BTREASURERarm's length
  • COOMBS-THORNE, HEIDI MPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
  • COOPER, AUSTIN RBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • DUNNE, PAULBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • HALLETT, VICKI SBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • JOY, JOHNPRESIDENTarm's length
  • SMITH, FREDRICK RBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • RITCEY, JOANBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • MILLER, JIMBOARD MEMBERarm's length
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  • WELLS, DOUGBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • DALEY, LISABOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • ENGLISH, BILLBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • KENNEDY, PATRICKBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • PROCTOR, ANDREABOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • OSMOND, GREGBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • CONNORS, MARGOBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • DULEY, MARGOTBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • RALPH, REBECABOARD MEMBERarm'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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