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
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$138K
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
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to Workers' History Museum?
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Is Workers' History Museum a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 841465115RR0001. 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 Workers' History Museum located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 251 BANK ST, 2ND FLOOR, OTTAWA, ON, K2P 1X3. Source.
What does Workers' History Museum do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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…" Full program description.
How big is Workers' History Museum?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $138K (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
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
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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)$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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
3%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
48%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
50%
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 | $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 |
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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.
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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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