COBOURG MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·55 KING ST W · COBOURG, ON · K9A 2M2·BN 879869121RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
2%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$41K
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
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Is Cobourg Museum Foundation Inc a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 879869121RR0001. 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 Cobourg Museum Foundation Inc located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 55 KING ST W, COBOURG, ON, K9A 2M2. Source.
What does Cobourg Museum Foundation Inc do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Cobourg Museum Foundation continues to operate the Cobourg & Area Museum (previously called the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre) which is normally open to the public from Mid-May to Mid-October 'bringing our story back to life' through story panels videos lecture artifacts and speakers. An operating outdoor model…" Full program description.
How much of Cobourg Museum Foundation Inc's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Cobourg Museum Foundation Inc?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $41K (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
Not active
The Cobourg Museum Foundation continues to operate the Cobourg & Area Museum (previously called the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre) which is normally open to the public from Mid-May to Mid-October 'bringing our story back to life' through story panels videos lecture artifacts and speakers. An operating outdoor model train illustrates the story of our early railroads bringing lumber and iron ore for shipment through Cobourg Harbour. There is a 'permanent' Cobourg History Exhibit and additional exhibits which normally change annually. CMF volunteers create and service the exhibits each year … Show more
The Cobourg Museum Foundation continues to operate the Cobourg & Area Museum (previously called the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre) which is normally open to the public from Mid-May to Mid-October 'bringing our story back to life' through story panels videos lecture artifacts and speakers. An operating outdoor model train illustrates the story of our early railroads bringing lumber and iron ore for shipment through Cobourg Harbour. There is a 'permanent' Cobourg History Exhibit and additional exhibits which normally change annually. CMF volunteers create and service the exhibits each year act as guides for visitors provide administrative support engage with stakeholders and much more. In 2024 there were 25 active volunteers who donated more than 3000 hours and we were able to hire two student who performed similar duties.
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2%
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)$41K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)28%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
50%
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
28%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
50%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
21%
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 | $68K | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $144K | 100¢ | — | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $27K | 100¢ | — | 1.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $91K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $91K | 65¢ | 35% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $41K | 93¢ | 2% | — |
| 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Chalovich, JoanPast Presidentarm's length
- Dunphy, MaryPresidentarm's length
- Willcocks, KennethDirectorarm's length
- Seymour, AllanDirectorarm's length
- Woods, LeonaDirectorarm's length
- Isherwood, StanleyTreasurerarm's length
- Chin, DianeDirectorarm'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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