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COLDWATER CANADIANA HERITAGE MUSEUM

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·1474 WOODROW ROAD · COLDWATER, ON · L0K 1E0·BN 889454773RR0001·website ↗

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

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Cents to cause T1

22¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

78%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$69K

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 Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum?

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Is Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 889454773RR0001. 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 Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1474 WOODROW ROAD, COLDWATER, ON, L0K 1E0. Source.

What does Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WEEKLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CRAFTING DAYS SPECIAL EDUCATION TALKS FENIAN ENGAGEMENT OF CANADA DAY ESTATE/YARD/PLANT SALE COLDWATER & AREA STUDIO TOUR VINTAGE TRACTOR & EQUIPEMENT DAY HERITAGE DAY SCHOOL DAYS WEDNESDAYS VINTAGE CRAFT FESTIVALS ARCHIBALD WOODROW FAMILY FARM DAY JACK OF ALL TRADES DAY CRAFT…" Full program description.

How much of Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 22¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $69K (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

WEEKLY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CRAFTING DAYS SPECIAL EDUCATION TALKS FENIAN ENGAGEMENT OF CANADA DAY ESTATE/YARD/PLANT SALE COLDWATER & AREA STUDIO TOUR VINTAGE TRACTOR & EQUIPEMENT DAY HERITAGE DAY SCHOOL DAYS WEDNESDAYS VINTAGE CRAFT FESTIVALS ARCHIBALD WOODROW FAMILY FARM DAY JACK OF ALL TRADES DAY CRAFT AND TRADE DAY.

New programs

SEE WEBSITE

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

22¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 22¢ 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 22¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

78%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$69K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

18%

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)

43%

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

    18%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    43%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    39%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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.

Similar charities

Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

11 directors reported · 7 of 11at arm's length

  • JOLLIFFE, RICHARDPRESIDENTarm's length
  • MCDOWELL, LINDARECORDING SECRETARYarm's length
  • WILSON, BILLPROPERTY MAINTENANCEnot at arm's length
  • WILSON, LINDAMEMBERnot at arm's length
  • VAN MUYEN, MARGOTREASURERarm's length
  • TURNOUR, PATRICIACURATOR & VPnot at arm's length
  • TURNOUR, ROBERTMAINTENANCEnot at arm's length
  • SMITH, GORDMEMBERarm's length
  • MARION, NORMMEMBERarm's length
  • MOORE, DAVID CMEMBERarm's length
  • MILES, GORDMEMBERarm'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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Coldwater Canadiana Heritage… — 22¢ of each $1 to programs