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SOUTH NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·SHIRLEY GYORI · P O BOX 149 · OTTERVILLE, ON · N0J 1R0·BN 889127999RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

TO PROMOTE THE HERITAGE OF SOUTH NORWICH. MAINTAINING THE 1845 MILL THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY STATION AS A MUSEUM FEATURING QUAKER BLACK AND RAILWAY LOCAL HISTORY AND A DISPLAY OF THE PAXTON/ROYAL BANK BUILDING. MAINTAIN A WORKING BLACKSMITH SHOP. OFFER TOURS OF THE ABOVE SITES AS WELL AS WOODLAWN ADULT COMMUNITY CENTRE (AN OCTGONAL HOUSE) AND THE AFRICAN METODIST EPISCOPAL CEMETERY (1856). MAINTAIN CEMETERY GROUNDS. CONDUCT MEETINGS WITH SPEAKERS WHO REPRESENT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ONTARIO AND LOCAL HISTORY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. PROVIDE EDUCATION ON LOCAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE TO BUS TOURS L Show more

TO PROMOTE THE HERITAGE OF SOUTH NORWICH. MAINTAINING THE 1845 MILL THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY STATION AS A MUSEUM FEATURING QUAKER BLACK AND RAILWAY LOCAL HISTORY AND A DISPLAY OF THE PAXTON/ROYAL BANK BUILDING. MAINTAIN A WORKING BLACKSMITH SHOP. OFFER TOURS OF THE ABOVE SITES AS WELL AS WOODLAWN ADULT COMMUNITY CENTRE (AN OCTGONAL HOUSE) AND THE AFRICAN METODIST EPISCOPAL CEMETERY (1856). MAINTAIN CEMETERY GROUNDS. CONDUCT MEETINGS WITH SPEAKERS WHO REPRESENT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ONTARIO AND LOCAL HISTORY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. PROVIDE EDUCATION ON LOCAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE TO BUS TOURS LOCAL SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE TOURS. PROVIDE SPEAKERS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ON BLACK HISTORY. PRINT NEWSLETTERS. MANAGE A BURSARY FUND THAT PROVIDES BURSARIES TO LOCAL STUDENTS.

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)

Not computable from this filing.

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)

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)

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)

$20K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

9%

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)

8%

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
2019-12-31$15K100¢
2020-12-31$1K
2021-12-31$1K
2022-12-31$94K
2023-12-31$69K
2024-12-31$20K
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

9 directors reported · 5 of 9at arm's length

  • WALTHER, NANCYPRESIDENTarm's length
  • LEONARD, HANNAH MSECRETARY
  • REBELO, NANCYDIRECTORarm's length
  • DAVIS, HELENDIRECTOR
  • CHALLONER, KIMBERLEYTREASURERarm's length
  • SMITH, RONDIRECTORarm's length
  • WALTHER-MABEE, PAMDIRECTOR
  • GILMORE, MARKDIRECTORarm's length
  • MCQUIGGAN, JOANDIRECTOR

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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