Archelaus Smith Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Centreville, Nova Scotia · BN 887167880RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,828) as filed with the CRA.
Archelaus Smith Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Centreville, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $12K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $12K | $12K | — | — | $58K |
| 2023 | $12K | $20K | $20K | — | — | $58K |
| 2022 | $11K | $12K | $11K | — | — | $58K |
| 2021 | $11K | $9,462 | $8,379 | — | — | $58K |
| 2020 | $12K | $10K | $9,275 | — | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,058
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ruth Thomas (president); Ethel Nickerson (vice-president); Nicole Atwood (treasurer); Ward Cunningham (director); Blanche O'Connell (secretary); Cecil Swimm (director); Linda Symonds (director); June Smith (director); Rhea Langille (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Archelaus Smith Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887167880RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.