BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 892173642RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($85,745) as filed with the CRA.
BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 $130K in revenue and $86K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,103.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $42K in 2020 to $130K in 2024.
In its own words
During 2024 the society continuted to collect historical clothing textiles related artifacts and archival materials. The society held three historical fashion shows & lectures during the year. And it continued to explore locations for a permanent museum.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130K | $86K | $73K | $3,114 | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $80K | $31K | $20K | $2,157 | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $60K | $34K | $26K | $55 | — | $974K |
| 2021 | $36K | $41K | $31K | — | — | $947K |
| 2020 | $42K | $22K | $13K | — | — | $951K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,103 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2,473
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892173642RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.