GILBERT COVE AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·7162 HIGHWAY 101 · RR 1 · PLYMPTON, NS · B0W 2R0·BN 867566887RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
0¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$31K
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 Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society?
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Is Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 867566887RR0001. 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 Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 7162 HIGHWAY 101, RR 1, PLYMPTON, NS, B0W 2R0. Source.
What does Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Society maintains the Lighthouse a provincial heritage property built in 1904. We hold a collection of artifacts and historical information related to the lighthouse and the region. The lighthouse is usually opened during the summer session and we will continue to encourage the community to hold events here. We…" Full program description.
How much of Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $31K (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
Society maintains the Lighthouse a provincial heritage property built in 1904. We hold a collection of artifacts and historical information related to the lighthouse and the region. The lighthouse is usually opened during the summer session and we will continue to encourage the community to hold events here. We also have a small museum and educational space within the Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse building. Donations are accepted when visitors attend the building. Crafters from the local community continue to provide hand crafted gifts to be sold on a commission basis to help with our fundin… Show more
Society maintains the Lighthouse a provincial heritage property built in 1904. We hold a collection of artifacts and historical information related to the lighthouse and the region. The lighthouse is usually opened during the summer session and we will continue to encourage the community to hold events here. We also have a small museum and educational space within the Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse building. Donations are accepted when visitors attend the building. Crafters from the local community continue to provide hand crafted gifts to be sold on a commission basis to help with our funding.
New programs
The Society encourages memorial donations and general donations throughout the year to help maintain the exterior space at the Lighthouse which includes a small trail and view of St. Mary's Bay NS If things go well season of 2025 we are hoping to replace the windows in 2026.
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.
0¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ 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 0¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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)$31K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
25%
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
8%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
25%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
67%
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 | $37K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $6K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $4K | 14¢ | 86% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $23K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $34K | — | 2% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $31K | 0¢ | 5% | — |
| 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
6 directors reported · 0 of 6at arm's length
- Trask-Cushing, DebbyPresidentnot at arm's length
- Nelson, JoanSecretarynot at arm's length
- Doucette, Kathleen LTreasurernot at arm's length
- Hewlett, MarnieDirectornot at arm's length
- Hsu, NancyVice Presidentnot at arm's length
- Doucette, Karen LDirectornot at arm'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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