Castor and District Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Castor, Alberta · BN 118840453RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($45,660) as filed with the CRA.
Castor and District Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Castor, Alberta, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $29K in revenue and $46K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $26K.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $93K in 2020 to $29K in 2024.
In its own words
Displaying artifacts describing the history of castor & district since the early 1900's. Conserving records photographs & print material describing the origins & growth of castor & its surrounding area. Digitizing issues of the castor advance newspaper from 1909 onwards. Restoring a number of historic vehicles to running condition. Preserving & maintaining our three historic buildings: the station-house beaver school & all saint's church.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29K | $46K | $46K | — | — | $250K |
| 2023 | $108K | $56K | $47K | $6,584 | — | $323K |
| 2022 | $108K | $82K | $82K | — | — | $355K |
| 2021 | $39K | $12K | $12K | — | — | $247K |
| 2020 | $93K | $77K | $77K | — | — | $247K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $26K from 2 charities:
- Aqueduct Foundation$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,440
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$1,504
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Castor and District Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118840453RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.