Colwood Firefighters Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 140872466RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($49,368) as filed with the CRA.
Colwood Firefighters Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, 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 $56K in revenue and $49K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,200 in 2020 to $56K in 2024.
In its own words
THE SOCIETY'S PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY IS TO HOUSE THE ARTIFACTS AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY of COLWOOD BRITISH COLUMBIA ABOUT THE HISTORY OF FIRE PROTECTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56K | $49K | — | — | — | $154K |
| 2023 | $84K | $112K | $112K | — | $0 | $130K |
| 2022 | $13K | $13K | $13K | — | $0 | $26K |
| 2021 | $13K | $21K | $17K | — | — | $26K |
| 2020 | $6,200 | $2,163 | $2,163 | — | — | $157K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Colwood Firefighters Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140872466RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.