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THE NEWMARKET HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·134 MAIN ST SOUTH · NEWMARKET, ON · L3Y 3Y7·BN 892155649RR0001·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

16%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

32.8 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$8K

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 The Newmarket Historical Society?

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Is The Newmarket Historical Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 892155649RR0001. 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 The Newmarket Historical Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 134 MAIN ST SOUTH, NEWMARKET, ON, L3Y 3Y7. Source.

What does The Newmarket Historical Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WE PRESERVE THE PAST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET ONTARIO. WE SAFELY STORE DOCUMENTS JOURNALS PHOTOS ETC. AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE PROVIDE A MONTHLY SPEAKERS SERIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE NEWMARKET HISTORICAL SOCIETY DURING WHICH PRESENTATIONS ARE MADE ON…" Full program description.

How much of The Newmarket Historical Society'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 The Newmarket Historical Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $8K (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

WE PRESERVE THE PAST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET ONTARIO. WE SAFELY STORE DOCUMENTS JOURNALS PHOTOS ETC. AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE PROVIDE A MONTHLY SPEAKERS SERIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE NEWMARKET HISTORICAL SOCIETY DURING WHICH PRESENTATIONS ARE MADE ON THE TOWN'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. WE DEVELOP AND PROMOTE SPECIAL PROGRAMMING TO CELEBRATE SPECIAL DATES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST SUCH AS THE WW1 100TH ANNIVERSAY. WE PROVIDE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO OUR MEMBERS.

New programs

WE ARE WELL INTO A MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE INVOLVING AN ARCHIVAL RESTORATION PROJECT WHOSE MAIN FOCUS AREAS ARE: - THE RESTORATION AND DIGITIZATION OF SOME 3 000 IMAGES OF NEWMARKET RANGING FROM TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHS ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS POSTCARDS DRAWINGS AND POSTERS - THE DIGITIZATION AND CATALOGUING OF THOUSANDS OF RECORDS OF NEWMARKET HISTORY - THE REVAMPING OF OUR LIMITED ARCHIVAL SPACE SO AS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY - THE PRESERVATION OF EARLY MAPS BOOKS FAMILY RECORDS AND HISTORIES BUSINESS HISTORIES AND TOWN MEMORABILIA

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)

16%

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)

32.8 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$8K

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)

7%

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

    0%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    7%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    93%

    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.

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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

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

  • CERENZIA, ERINPRESIDENTarm's length
  • PLAYTER, JACKIEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
  • FRASER, SHELAGHSECRETARYarm's length
  • THOROGOOD, LENATREASURERarm's length
  • DIXON, NANCYDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIParm's length
  • FISH, NANCY EDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
  • KUNANEC, DIANADIRECTOR AT LARGEarm'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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The Newmarket Historical… — 22¢ of each $1 to programs