British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 892274044RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,431) as filed with the CRA.
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $31K in revenue and $34K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $694.
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 34% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $990 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Fitzroy Township Historical Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
1. Monthly meetings (september through june). Speakers present topics of genealogical interest. Meetings are open to the public. 2. Family history educational programming includes education sessions workshops and special interest groups (sig). 3. Due to covid annual conference was cancelled and replaced with virtual international sessions. 4. Publication and distribution of quarterly journal (anglo-celtic roots) to members and libraries 5. Opportunities provided to members showcase their research 6. Work with like-minded organizations to promote index and research areas of importance …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31K | $34K | $26K | — | $990 | $99K |
| 2023 | $35K | $35K | $25K | — | $1,000 | $102K |
| 2022 | $28K | $31K | $22K | — | $1,350 | $103K |
| 2021 | $42K | $31K | $29K | — | $2,250 | $106K |
| 2020 | $26K | $23K | $22K | — | $1,350 | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $990 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $694 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dianne Brydon (president); Anne Coulter (director); Patricia Grainger (director); Susan Lambeth (director); Duncan Monkhouse (past president); Susan Smart (director); Laurie Dougherty (secretary); Caroline Smallman (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892274044RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.