THE CRANBROOK ARCHIVES MUSEUM AND LANDMARK SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 400 STN MAIN · CRANBROOK, BC · V1C 4H9·BN 125105825RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Cranbrook History Centre is a landmark site located in Cranbrook BC. We preserve and display a nationally designated railcar collection internationally recognized paleontology specimens and serve as a repository for the history of Cranbrook and the East Kootenay region for all to explore and discover. CHC is focused on bringing sustainable programming which enriches educates and entertains to the community. The CHC provides interactive and community focused activities which bring diverse exhibits to life. Exceptional audience centered experiences are created through interactive guided… Show more
The Cranbrook History Centre is a landmark site located in Cranbrook BC. We preserve and display a nationally designated railcar collection internationally recognized paleontology specimens and serve as a repository for the history of Cranbrook and the East Kootenay region for all to explore and discover. CHC is focused on bringing sustainable programming which enriches educates and entertains to the community. The CHC provides interactive and community focused activities which bring diverse exhibits to life. Exceptional audience centered experiences are created through interactive guided tours of the Historic Railcars and Cranbrook’s historic landmarks community talks in the Royal Alexandra Hall field trips to ancient fossil dig sites object-based learning education programs for regional school groups and hands-on workshops led by local experts. The History Centre acts as custodian to over 45 000 artifacts and historic documents 1 000 natural history specimens 3 historic buildings 19 historic railcars and 1 historic room. These objects spaces and railcars are a unique and accessible resource for visitors. Direct involvement with historic objects and local experts gives power and immediacy to learning encounters fostering an understanding and appreciation of BC’s unique history. These activities delivered at the History Centre’s main facility in the community and online use the historic objects to spark the imagination of children and adults alike fostering curiosity deepen their understanding and encourage ownership.
New programs
At the museum current programming such as kids Paleontology summer camps expanded to meet increased community demand and the second annual East Kootenay Heritage Fair was offered in collaboration with the local school district.
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)94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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)6%
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)2.9 yr
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)$693K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)38%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $331K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $456K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $127K | 87¢ | 13% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $383K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $399K | 68¢ | 32% | 3.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $693K | 94¢ | 6% | 2.9 yr |
| 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)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Whetham, RobertPast Chairarm's length
- Powell, KeithChairarm's length
- Weatherall, SteveVice Chairarm's length
- Sissons, Jeanette LTreasurerarm's length
- Jacob, JasonDirectorarm's length
- Morley, DavidDirectorarm's length
- Grady, JanSecretaryarm's length
- Bethune, DarrellDirectorarm's length
- Cressy, CliffDirectorarm'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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