Comox Archives and Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Comox, British Columbia · BN 875255218RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($53,028) as filed with the CRA.
Comox Archives and Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Comox, 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 $62K in revenue and $53K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The Comox Archives and Museum is located in downtown Comox. We provide the community with access to archival and genealogical data artifacts and exhibits showcasing the history of Comox and surrounding area. Our outreach program involves a school education kit to bring the museum into the classrooms. Small classes have also come to the museum for a tour. Along with school tours senior homes and groups also come into the Museum as part of their activity programs. Comox Then and Now Exhibit is continuously enhanced through our mapping project. New maps are displayed in the Museum and on our…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62K | $53K | $5,983 | — | — | $54K |
| 2023 | — | $66K | $0 | — | — | $46K |
| 2022 | $70K | $54K | — | — | — | $51K |
| 2021 | $55K | $53K | — | — | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $56K | $51K | — | — | — | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jim Whitehead (chairperson); Harvey Piercy (director); Stephanie McGowan (director); Jenn Meilleur (town of comox liaison); John Thornton (director); Doug Barr (vice chair); Tammi Hall (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Comox Archives and Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 875255218RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.