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GREVILLE BAY SHIPBUILDING MUSEUM SOCIETY

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·8334 HIGHWAY 209 · WARDS BROOK, NS · B0M 1S0·BN 131892382RR0001·website ↗

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

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Cents to cause T1

67¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

33%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$121K

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 Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society?

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Is Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 131892382RR0001. 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 Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 8334 HIGHWAY 209, WARDS BROOK, NS, B0M 1S0. Source.

What does Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Operates a Museum Complex including a gift shop and a cafe. We receive catalogue and preserve artifacts pertaining to the Shipbuilding & Lumbering historical activities of the area. Through interactive and hands-on displays we provide informative and educational tours promoting the area and educating visitors on the…" Full program description.

How much of Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 67¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $121K (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

Operates a Museum Complex including a gift shop and a cafe. We receive catalogue and preserve artifacts pertaining to the Shipbuilding & Lumbering historical activities of the area. Through interactive and hands-on displays we provide informative and educational tours promoting the area and educating visitors on the historical significance of the area. We have specialized activities and tours for children.We host local groups for meetings and events as well as other workshops and programs collaborating with other local groups like Cliffs of Fundy Geopark and Parrsboro Creative. We provide su… Show more

Operates a Museum Complex including a gift shop and a cafe. We receive catalogue and preserve artifacts pertaining to the Shipbuilding & Lumbering historical activities of the area. Through interactive and hands-on displays we provide informative and educational tours promoting the area and educating visitors on the historical significance of the area. We have specialized activities and tours for children.We host local groups for meetings and events as well as other workshops and programs collaborating with other local groups like Cliffs of Fundy Geopark and Parrsboro Creative. We provide support to local organizations such as the fire department through facility rental when fundraising and the local radio station. We provide a space for the local men's group to meet as well as the Gem Show committee.

New programs

Updated Kids Activity book for visiting children to engage and educate Created a travel box of information and items for visits to schools seniors or groups and also as a loaning tool to other museums.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

67¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 67¢ 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 67¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

33%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$121K

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)

63%

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

    4%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    63%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    33%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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

9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length

  • Rafuse, NormanPresidentarm's length
  • Bowser, Dara GVice Presidentarm's length
  • Bennett, GenevaSecretaryarm's length
  • Trenholm, Thomas LTreasurerarm's length
  • Rockenbauer, UlrikeDirector at Largearm's length
  • Awalt, DonaldDirectorarm's length
  • Rowe, DanielleDirector at Largearm's length
  • Boland, RoderickExecutive Directorarm's length
  • Tennyson, MichaelDirector at largearm'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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