SCARBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·6282 KINGSTON RD · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1C 1K9·BN 891098980RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
98¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
2%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$36K
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 Scarborough Historical Society?
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Is Scarborough Historical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891098980RR0001. 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 Scarborough Historical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 6282 KINGSTON RD, SCARBOROUGH, ON, M1C 1K9. Source.
What does Scarborough Historical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "All programs are made possible by the many volunteers who plan research and implement them and the donations of our 420 members. We maintain and operate Bethel Pioneer Memorial Cemetery We lease and maintain the heritage building housing the Scarborough Archives and Research Centre We maintain catalogue and preserve…" Full program description.
How much of Scarborough Historical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Scarborough Historical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $36K (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
All programs are made possible by the many volunteers who plan research and implement them and the donations of our 420 members. We maintain and operate Bethel Pioneer Memorial Cemetery We lease and maintain the heritage building housing the Scarborough Archives and Research Centre We maintain catalogue and preserve the archival collections and seek out additional relevant documents and objects to grow the collection. We offer the public free access to the archives and its collections and a minimum of six public programs per year. We provide engaging educational opportunities for the communi… Show more
All programs are made possible by the many volunteers who plan research and implement them and the donations of our 420 members. We maintain and operate Bethel Pioneer Memorial Cemetery We lease and maintain the heritage building housing the Scarborough Archives and Research Centre We maintain catalogue and preserve the archival collections and seek out additional relevant documents and objects to grow the collection. We offer the public free access to the archives and its collections and a minimum of six public programs per year. We provide engaging educational opportunities for the community to learn to interact with and to share their stories of Scarborough. We offer free programming related to Scarborough for members and the general public in partnership with the library. We publish a quarterly newsletter and an annual journal 'Scarborough Notes and Comments'. We work to increase digital access to the collection each year through the following: We maintain and operate a website 'Scarboroughhistorical.ca' providing digital access to local history. We maintain and operate a Facebook page with over 19 000 followers (Scarborough Looking Back) We research and post historic images and information on 'Scarborough Looking Back' creating dialogue and encouraging users to share their own stories of Scarborough. We are indexing archival issues of Scarborough newspapers to increase access to these documents. We assist out of area clients with research.
New programs
We are developing programs in collaboration with local businesses that are offered at the business locale enabling our organization to reach new audiences and the businesses to draw new audiences from a broader area of Scarborough.
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.
98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ 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 98¢ · 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)$36K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)50%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
33%
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
50%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
33%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
17%
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 | $37K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $30K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $21K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $36K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $28K | 99¢ | 2% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $36K | 98¢ | 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 · 5 of 7at arm's length
- SCHOFIELD, RICK LEXECUTIVE SECRETARY/TREASURERnot at arm's length
- NELSON, CAROLCHAIR / PRESIDENTarm's length
- MACFARLANE, BRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- GREGOR, MATTHEWDIRECTORarm's length
- AINSWORTH, AMELIA JDIRECTORarm's length
- MILLER, MEREDYTHDIRECTOR / SECRETARYnot at arm's length
- THOMPSON, STANDIRECTORarm'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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