Bowden Historical Society
Charitable organization · Bowden, Alberta · BN 106803273RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,526) as filed with the CRA.
Bowden Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Bowden, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $8,144 in revenue and $13K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operate the bowden pioneer museum. Open to the public approximately 30 days per year. Operate a thrift store that is open two days per week. Conduct tours upon request eg. School groups summer camps and private tours. We award bursaries to students attending bowden grandview school.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,144 | $13K | $13K | — | — | $181K |
| 2023 | $13K | $18K | — | — | — | $151K |
| 2022 | $8,742 | $15K | — | — | $500 | $0 |
| 2021 | $29K | $18K | $18K | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $8,959 | $12K | $12K | — | — | $147K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$2,800
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Gamble (president); Dale Lenting (vice-president); Stanley Mills (treasurer); Randy Moechn (director); Grant Hengstler (director); Elizabeth Linder (director); Debora Coombes (director); Beatrice Kure (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bowden Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106803273RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.