LANARK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 26003 RPO ALMONTE · ALMONTE, ON · K0A 4A0·BN 871716072RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
6¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
94%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$19K
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 Lanark County Genealogical Society?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Lanark County Genealogical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 871716072RR0001. 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 Lanark County Genealogical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 26003 RPO ALMONTE, ALMONTE, ON, K0A 4A0. Source.
What does Lanark County Genealogical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We continue to Preserve and promote the genealogy and cultural legacy of Lanark County Ontario through comprehensive research writing and drafting and the meticulous research writing drafting and editing processes involved to produce our next set of volumes of Lanark County farm histories and landowner…" Full program description.
How much of Lanark County Genealogical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 6¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Lanark County Genealogical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $19K (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
We continue to Preserve and promote the genealogy and cultural legacy of Lanark County Ontario through comprehensive research writing and drafting and the meticulous research writing drafting and editing processes involved to produce our next set of volumes of Lanark County farm histories and landowner genealogy laying a solid foundation for the forthcoming sequel encompassing volumes 5 and 6. Promoting Our Society as an Educational Resource Our efforts to establish our society as a significant educational asset for local history initiatives and early family education programs aim… Show more
We continue to Preserve and promote the genealogy and cultural legacy of Lanark County Ontario through comprehensive research writing and drafting and the meticulous research writing drafting and editing processes involved to produce our next set of volumes of Lanark County farm histories and landowner genealogy laying a solid foundation for the forthcoming sequel encompassing volumes 5 and 6. Promoting Our Society as an Educational Resource Our efforts to establish our society as a significant educational asset for local history initiatives and early family education programs aimed at the youth of Lanark County have been consistently successful. - We have attracted both younger members and adults from around the globe. - Our event marketing has expanded to include two rural heritage expos as well as the long-standing County plowing match where we prominently showcased and sold our farm history publications. - Many visitors to our booth have signed up for genealogy memberships with some contributing their family histories to our library records. Our Bimonthly Newsletter: A Growing Attraction Additionally our bimonthly newsletter has turned into a popular souvenir as county towns and municipalities include it among their visitors' table items. We are committed to regularly publishing well-researched articles across various social media platforms including Facebook Instagram Twitter and our official website. Notably our Facebook articles reach an impressive 1.2 million readers each month attracting an international audience.
New programs
Our Digital Resource Library is expanding as both members and the public share their researched family histories allowing others to explore these histories as valuable research avenues. In collaboration with one of our county municipalities we successfully hosted a well-attended Heritage Bus Tour that focused on the historical hamlets of Beckwith Township. Many participants were new residents eager to discover the township's rich history and hear the family stories of its early settlers. We are actively engaged in community service assisting at public events and setting up marketing displ… Show more
Our Digital Resource Library is expanding as both members and the public share their researched family histories allowing others to explore these histories as valuable research avenues. In collaboration with one of our county municipalities we successfully hosted a well-attended Heritage Bus Tour that focused on the historical hamlets of Beckwith Township. Many participants were new residents eager to discover the township's rich history and hear the family stories of its early settlers. We are actively engaged in community service assisting at public events and setting up marketing displays that promote our society. Our efforts showcase the valuable resources we offer and our leadership in preserving Lanark County's cultural heritage genealogy and historical artifacts. We are researching writing and developing questions centered around family history and county heritage as we prepare to host our first Trivia and Family History Basket Social Event. Our ongoing initiatives include continually updating the catalog of our holdings at the Genealogy Resource Centre and offsite storage locations.
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.
6¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 6¢ 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 6¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
94%
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)$19K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)14%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
14%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
86%
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 | $13K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $21K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $19K | 0¢ | 0% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $23K | 32¢ | 47% | 3.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $24K | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $19K | 6¢ | 94% | — |
| 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
9 directors reported · 7 of 9at arm's length
- MUNRO-OUMET, JAYNE MPRESIDENTarm's length
- SARSFIELD, ROSEMARYCORPORATE SECRETARY TREASURERarm's length
- COOPER, FRANCESDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- COOPER, DONDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- GILPIN, AMYVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- HALPENNY, DEBBIEACTING DIRECTORarm's length
- HURDIS, KATEDIRECTORarm's length
- SOMERVILLE, SHIRLEYDIRECTORarm's length
- LECLAIRE, JEANBOOKKEEPER (REP FOR HST RETURNarm'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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