Cochrane Historical & Archival Preservation Society
Charitable organization · Cochrane, Alberta · BN 866947146RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,354) as filed with the CRA.
Cochrane Historical & Archival Preservation Society is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $62K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,115.
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 23% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,850 in 2020 to $48K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To identify preserve & educate the public about historically significant properties & buildings in the town of cochrane ab.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $62K | $36K | $2,932 | — | $550K |
| 2023 | $39K | $50K | $31K | $3,867 | — | $564K |
| 2022 | $128K | $38K | $33K | — | — | $575K |
| 2021 | $27K | $16K | $8,286 | — | — | $486K |
| 2020 | $1,850 | $4,636 | $3,994 | — | — | $475K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,115 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$16K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Larry Want (president); Bernice Klotz (director); Donna Morris (treasurer); Gordon Davies (past president); Mark Boothby (director); Mike Taylor (director); Frank Hennessey (director); Lynn Ferguson (museum director); Dennis Flundra (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cochrane Historical & Archival Preservation Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866947146RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.