SURREY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 34003 CLOVER SQUARE RPO · 17790 HIGHWAY 10 · SURREY, BC · V3S 8C4·BN 119206662RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$4K
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 Surrey Historical Society?
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Is Surrey Historical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119206662RR0001. 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 Surrey Historical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 34003 CLOVER SQUARE RPO, 17790 HIGHWAY 10, SURREY, BC, V3S 8C4. Source.
What does Surrey Historical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Society continues to hold monthly Board meetings and bi-monthly members' meetings. The meetings are mostly in person but can be switched to 'Zoom' in inclement weather especially in winter. Monthly newsletters are sent out mostly by email with a limited number still sent by mail. We continue to solicit…" Full program description.
How much of Surrey Historical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Surrey Historical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4K (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 Society continues to hold monthly Board meetings and bi-monthly members' meetings. The meetings are mostly in person but can be switched to 'Zoom' in inclement weather especially in winter. Monthly newsletters are sent out mostly by email with a limited number still sent by mail. We continue to solicit information on pioneer Surrey families. We continue to monitor developments in Surrey that relate to its history and members of our Board belong to other organizations in the area so that we can keep updated. During the fall of 2024 the Society held the 200th Anniversary McMillan Expedi… Show more
The Society continues to hold monthly Board meetings and bi-monthly members' meetings. The meetings are mostly in person but can be switched to 'Zoom' in inclement weather especially in winter. Monthly newsletters are sent out mostly by email with a limited number still sent by mail. We continue to solicit information on pioneer Surrey families. We continue to monitor developments in Surrey that relate to its history and members of our Board belong to other organizations in the area so that we can keep updated. During the fall of 2024 the Society held the 200th Anniversary McMillan Expedition Commemoration that was planned in 2023.
New programs
In 2024 we began planning a Heritage BC event to be held in February 2025 in partnership with the Cloverdale United Church a designated Heritage building. The Church is celebrating four anniversaries in 2025. The theme of the event was 'Pastimes in Past Times' Also in 2024 we began compiling information about the history of roads in Surrey including the families who built or were associated with them. This has consisted of a lot of research and has resulted in receiving a lot of historical documentation about pioneer families. The plan is to start building a website over the winter of 202… Show more
In 2024 we began planning a Heritage BC event to be held in February 2025 in partnership with the Cloverdale United Church a designated Heritage building. The Church is celebrating four anniversaries in 2025. The theme of the event was 'Pastimes in Past Times' Also in 2024 we began compiling information about the history of roads in Surrey including the families who built or were associated with them. This has consisted of a lot of research and has resulted in receiving a lot of historical documentation about pioneer families. The plan is to start building a website over the winter of 2025/26 to share the results with the public.
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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)$4K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
13%
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
26%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
13%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
61%
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 | $5K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $2K | 64¢ | 36% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $3K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $1K | 0¢ | 100% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $2K | 23¢ | 77% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $4K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 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.
Board of directors
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- Bose, RogerTreasurerarm's length
- Foulkes, JamesVice-Presidentarm's length
- Edwards, EllenSecretaryarm's length
- Wedley, EvelynPresidentarm's length
- Hugh, RickDirectorarm's length
- Gibbs, MichaelDirectorarm'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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