Belfast Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island · BN 869705038RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($28,547) as filed with the CRA.
Belfast Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon Bridge, Prince Edward Island, 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $54K in revenue and $29K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Christmas craft fair guest speakers at meetings renovations to our building
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54K | $29K | $795 | — | — | $169K |
| 2023 | $39K | $6,326 | — | — | — | $141K |
| 2022 | $57K | $42K | — | $889 | — | $134K |
| 2021 | $130K | $27K | $22K | $287 | — | $129K |
| 2020 | $50K | $27K | $86 | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$21K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michelle McKenna (president); Doris Macdonald (secretary); Donald Macdonald (director); Matt Kenny (director); Beth Fortune (director); Margie Gallant (director); Linda Macmillan (director); Bruce Macmillan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Belfast Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869705038RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.