Cowichan Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 118878289RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($87,437) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Duncan, 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 $116K in revenue and $87K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Preserve artifacts and records of the cowichan valley operate a museum and archives in duncan bc
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $116K | $87K | $61K | $6,995 | — | $116K |
| 2023 | $149K | $78K | $54K | $6,450 | — | $116K |
| 2022 | $109K | $66K | $58K | — | — | $205K |
| 2021 | $116K | $93K | $85K | — | — | $168K |
| 2020 | $155K | $90K | $77K | — | — | $163K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$32K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Colin Tassin (director); Norman Howrigan (director); Sheila Kitson (vice-president); Keith Price (director); Julie Roome (director); Paul Considine (director); Leigh Hirst (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118878289RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.