YORK PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·186 - 260 ADELAIDE ST E · TORONTO, ON · M5A 1N1·BN 119306447RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
Cents to cause T1
50¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
50%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$28K
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 York Pioneer and Historical Society?
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Is York Pioneer and Historical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119306447RR0001. 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 York Pioneer and Historical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 186 - 260 ADELAIDE ST E, TORONTO, ON, M5A 1N1. Source.
What does York Pioneer and Historical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Scadding Cabin our museum which is the oldest surviving house in Toronto is normally open to the public several times during the year as well as full time during the Canadian National Exhibition. Scadding Cabin is located in the CNE grounds is accessible to the public every day and is visited throughout the year…" Full program description.
How much of York Pioneer and Historical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 50¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is York Pioneer and Historical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $28K (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
Scadding Cabin our museum which is the oldest surviving house in Toronto is normally open to the public several times during the year as well as full time during the Canadian National Exhibition. Scadding Cabin is located in the CNE grounds is accessible to the public every day and is visited throughout the year by tourists and local residents walking in the park. The gardens and flower beds at the cabin are visited by hundreds of people every year. During the CNE programming included demonstrations of spinning pioneer gardens cabin history and monarch butterfly tagging. Other regular … Show more
Scadding Cabin our museum which is the oldest surviving house in Toronto is normally open to the public several times during the year as well as full time during the Canadian National Exhibition. Scadding Cabin is located in the CNE grounds is accessible to the public every day and is visited throughout the year by tourists and local residents walking in the park. The gardens and flower beds at the cabin are visited by hundreds of people every year. During the CNE programming included demonstrations of spinning pioneer gardens cabin history and monarch butterfly tagging. Other regular annual events included Doors Open Toronto in May 2024 and the CNE Ghost Walks in October 2024. The Strawberry Social for volunteers was held in the garden in July 2024. Talks returned with an author talk in February and members shared their personal historical passions in September and November 2024. In support of the 'Voices of Veterans' article in the 2023 York Pioneer Journal several current and past board members attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at a local preparatory college. Our social media presence continued to climb.
New programs
Two new outreach events were held in 2024. In April 2024 we promoted the Society at the Toronto Volunteer Fair and in June 2024 we participated as a vendor at the Ontario Genealogy Society conference. Both events were staffed by volunteer board members. The first YPHS Simcoe Day in Toronto event was held Aug 5 2024. Volunteers staffed a table in Riverdale Park East with membership information publications and the Cabin’s CNE programming schedule. Muddy York Walking Tours hosted a walk that started at Castle Frank subway station and ended at the table in the park. A donor thank you event … Show more
Two new outreach events were held in 2024. In April 2024 we promoted the Society at the Toronto Volunteer Fair and in June 2024 we participated as a vendor at the Ontario Genealogy Society conference. Both events were staffed by volunteer board members. The first YPHS Simcoe Day in Toronto event was held Aug 5 2024. Volunteers staffed a table in Riverdale Park East with membership information publications and the Cabin’s CNE programming schedule. Muddy York Walking Tours hosted a walk that started at Castle Frank subway station and ended at the table in the park. A donor thank you event was held during the CNE in August which brought together donors to the Cabin log restoration project with the architectural and construction firms who completed the work. Board members were on hand to welcome and thank everyone. A new activity sheet was developed by a local illustrator for youthful visitors with an image to colour and a word search.
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.
50¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 50¢ 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 50¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
50%
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)$28K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)73%
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
73%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
6%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $19K | 89¢ | 11% | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $18K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $14K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 2022-10-31 | $-16K | 68¢ | 13% | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $112K | 95¢ | 5% | 3.2 yr |
| 2024-10-31 | $28K | 50¢ | 50% | — |
| 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)
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Board of directors
23 directors reported · 19 of 23at arm's length
- Robbins, FredPast-Presidentarm's length
- Lee, GeraldArchivistarm's length
- Palmer, Angus DPresidentarm's length
- Alaksa, BethVice-Presidentarm's length
- Cunningham, BrentPublicity Directorarm's length
- Smith, KayokoDirectorarm's length
- Ewins, CindyTreasurerarm's length
- Campbell, MatthewProgram Chairarm's length
- McCowan, BruceEditorarm's length
- Fenner, EdwardCorresponding Secretaryarm's length
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- Coomes, AlexanderRecording Secretaryarm's length
- Alaksa, BethProgramme Chairarm's length
- Cunningham, BrentVice-Presidentarm's length
- Horwood, JenniferTreasurernot at arm's length
- Bonnetta, GlennDirectorarm's length
- Baxter, ErinArchivistarm's length
- Georgiou, BobCorresponding Secretaryarm's length
- Horwood, RobertRecording Secretarynot at arm's length
- Horwood, MarilynMembership Directornot at arm's length
- Horwood, MarilynMembership Directornot at arm's length
- Murphy, RobertDirectorarm's length
- Aguanno, SebastianDirectorarm's length
- Peppiatt, LiamDirectorarm'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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