Centennial Museum Society of Canmore
Publicly funded institution · Canmore, Alberta · BN 118842202RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($413,773) as filed with the CRA.
Centennial Museum Society of Canmore is a charitable organization based in Canmore, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $364K in revenue and $414K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operation of Museums at 902 7th Ave Canmore and a historic Building (NWMP Barracks) at 609 8th St. Canmore. offers online museum and programing for the Public and Schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $364K | $414K | $381K | $17K | — | $221K |
| 2023 | $558K | $711K | $644K | — | — | $271K |
| 2022 | $581K | $567K | $379K | — | — | $424K |
| 2021 | $485K | $468K | $365K | — | — | $411K |
| 2020 | $385K | $365K | — | — | — | $393K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$240K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Nickerson (chairman/director); Charles Teare (treasurer/director); Rhonde LeSueur (director); Tanya Foubert (director); Christine Moreland-Giraldeau (director); Courtney Lapierre (director); Dave Jones (director); Tabitha Fourbert (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centennial Museum Society of Canmore’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118842202RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.