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BLACK LOYALIST HERITAGE SOCIETY

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·119 BIRCHTOWN RD · SHELBURNE, NS · B0T 1W0·BN 888168994RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

OPERATE THE BLACK LOYALIST MUSEUM. - TO DEVELOP PRESERVE PROMOTE PROTECT AND EXHIBIT THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE BLACK LOYALISTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. - TO PROMOTE UNIVERSAL RECOGNITION OF THE ANCESTRY OF THE BLACK LOYALIST SOCIETY AS A NASCENT CANADIAN HERITAGE COMMUNITY HAVING BEEN AMONG THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF CANADA AND HAVING HAD NO PRIOR CITIZENSHIP IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. - TO CULTIVATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE BLACK LOYALIST COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. - TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CANADIAN MULTICULTURALIS Show more

OPERATE THE BLACK LOYALIST MUSEUM. - TO DEVELOP PRESERVE PROMOTE PROTECT AND EXHIBIT THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE BLACK LOYALISTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. - TO PROMOTE UNIVERSAL RECOGNITION OF THE ANCESTRY OF THE BLACK LOYALIST SOCIETY AS A NASCENT CANADIAN HERITAGE COMMUNITY HAVING BEEN AMONG THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF CANADA AND HAVING HAD NO PRIOR CITIZENSHIP IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. - TO CULTIVATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF THE BLACK LOYALIST COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. - TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM CAMPAIGNS PROJECTS AND OTHER EFFORTS TOWARD SOCIAL COHESION.

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)

91¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

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)

9%

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)

2.5 yr

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)

$609K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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)

87%

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-03-31$786K91¢9%0.9 yr
2020-03-31$898K87¢13%1.1 yr
2021-03-31$521K81¢19%2.7 yr
2022-03-31$583K84¢16%2.9 yr
2023-03-31$556K92¢8%2.5 yr
2024-03-31$609K91¢9%2.5 yr
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

20 directors reported · 20 of 20at arm's length

  • LAWRENCE, GARETTREASURERarm's length
  • FALK, BARBSECRETARYarm's length
  • BOWER, ELIZABETHVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
  • MCFARLANE, SHANICEDIRECTORarm's length
  • MCFARLANE, TRUDYDIRECTORarm's length
  • NICKERSON, GRAHAMDIRECTORarm's length
  • HARTLEY-SCOTT, SHEILAACTING PRESIDENTarm's length
  • HARTLEY, VANESSABOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • COOPER, DARLENEPRESIDENTarm's length
  • BRUCE, KELLEYACTING VICE PRESIDENTarm's length
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  • LEVY, DAVIDBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • BRUCE-GOULDEN, BELLEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • JACKLIN, DARRENBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • BLADES, PAULBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • JACKLYN, LAURIEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
  • SUNBERG, BILLDIRECTORarm's length
  • MASTERS, FRANCESCADIRECTORarm's length
  • BROWN-DAVIES, NIGELDIRECTORarm's length
  • FRAMPTON, PETERDIRECTORarm's length
  • PATTERSON, SCOTTDIRECTORarm'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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