Cannington and Area Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Cannington, Ontario · BN 118837160RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($41,742) as filed with the CRA.
Cannington and Area Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Cannington, Ontario, 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 $39K in revenue and $42K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from donations, 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $576.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Remembrance Day; Recycling Program; Heritage House Plaques; Museum and Blacksmith Shop Restoration Projects; Genealogy Research; Artifact Restoration; Partnerships - Legion Brock Township Durham District School Board Pioneer Days Cannington Lions Haunted Trail; Canada Day; Cultural Day; Christmas Social Monthly Meetings Annual General Meeting Crochet Club Web site visits - 3143 Facebook members - 920 Genealogy requests - 59 Active Volunteers - 30 Volunteer Hours - 5017 Museum Attendance - 2156 Blacksmith Shop Attendance - 249 Meetings Attendance - 349
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39K | $42K | $31K | — | $0 | $255K |
| 2023 | $26K | $44K | $35K | — | $0 | $319K |
| 2022 | $29K | $18K | $9,216 | — | $0 | $320K |
| 2021 | $18K | $10K | $894 | — | $0 | $309K |
| 2020 | $27K | $14K | $5,879 | — | $0 | $301K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $576 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allan Argue (secretary); Cheryl Dillon (treasurer); Brian Robert (information officer); Ted Foster (president); Allen Robert (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cannington and Area Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118837160RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.