WORKERS' HISTORY MUSEUM
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·251 BANK ST · 2ND FLOOR · OTTAWA, ON · K2P 1X3·BN 841465115RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
SALE OF DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS BOOKS CALENDARS POSTCARDS; CHANGED DIRECTION FOR OUR EXHIBIT ABOUT PANDEMICS THROUGH THE YEARS BY PURCHASING ART WORK FROM A LOCAL OTTAWA ARTIST A NEW COMIC BOOK ABOUT JEWISH STREET PEDDLERS IN OTTAWA IS ON HOLD DUE TO ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT; ATTENDED HERITAGE DAY IN OTTAWA; CONTINUING TO GET OUR FIRST COMIC BOOK INTO SCHOOLS; PUBLICIZED BONNIE ROBICHAUD'S BOOK ON HER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE THAT WENT TO THE SUPREME COURT; HELD TWO EVENTS FOR THE CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FAIR IN NOVEMBER CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FORTUNE FARMS SELLING MAPLE SYRUP AS … Show more
SALE OF DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS BOOKS CALENDARS POSTCARDS; CHANGED DIRECTION FOR OUR EXHIBIT ABOUT PANDEMICS THROUGH THE YEARS BY PURCHASING ART WORK FROM A LOCAL OTTAWA ARTIST A NEW COMIC BOOK ABOUT JEWISH STREET PEDDLERS IN OTTAWA IS ON HOLD DUE TO ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT; ATTENDED HERITAGE DAY IN OTTAWA; CONTINUING TO GET OUR FIRST COMIC BOOK INTO SCHOOLS; PUBLICIZED BONNIE ROBICHAUD'S BOOK ON HER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE THAT WENT TO THE SUPREME COURT; HELD TWO EVENTS FOR THE CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FAIR IN NOVEMBER CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FORTUNE FARMS SELLING MAPLE SYRUP AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE MUSEUM.
New programs
CONTINUED RESEARCH AND STARTED RECORDING EPISODES ON A PODCAST ABOUT THE UNIONIZATION OF DAY CARE CENTRES IN OTTAWA WORKED ON OUR 2025 CALENDAR FEATURING THE WORKS OF MALAK AND YOUSEF KARSH HELD THREE TRIVIA NIGHTS PARTNERED WITH FORTUNE FARMS TO SELL THEIR MAPLE SYRUP AS A FUNDRAISER CONTINUED WORK ON OUR IMAGE COLLECTION NOW HAVE AN OFFICE AT SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY. WORKING TOWARDS GETTING OUR COLLECTION DIGITIZED AND ONTO OUR WEBSITE BY THE END OF 2025. STARTED TO DISCUSS HOW THE MUSEUM WOULD WORK TOWARDS MEETING GOALS FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION.
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)—
Not computable from this filing.
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)4%
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)$138K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
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)48%
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 | $58K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $102K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $69K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $75K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $101K | 14¢ | 3% | 7.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $138K | — | 4% | — |
| 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
- DEAN, DAVIDPRESIDENTarm's length
- MCLEOD, MEGANVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- HARRISON, PAULSECRETARYarm's length
- STEWART, BARBARATREASURERarm's length
- BERTRAND, PENNYDIRECTORarm's length
- GONEAU, CHRISTINEDIRECTORarm's length
- ALLEN, RICHIEDIRECTORarm's length
- THIFFAULT, WILBRAYDIRECTORarm's length
- HATFIELD, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- GADBOIS, NAOMIDIRECTORarm's length
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- YAZBECK, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- GUNTER, CHRISTOPHERDIRECTORarm's length
- WRIGHT, AMIEDIRECTORarm's length
- ROBICHAUD, BONNIETRUSTEEarm's length
- MCLAREN, LINDATRUSTEEarm's length
- ALLEN, ROBERTTRUSTEEarm's length
- PIGOTT, MARYDIRECTORarm's length
- ATTRIDGE BUFTON, MARTHADIRECTORarm's length
- LEPERA, ALEXADIRECTORarm'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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