Creston and District Historical and Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Creston, British Columbia · BN 106992936RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($262,728) as filed with the CRA.
Creston and District Historical and Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Creston, 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 $213K in revenue and $263K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,730.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Community-history museum and archives offering exhibits educational programs seasonal events research services and community support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $213K | $263K | $168K | $5,178 | $0 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $245K | $359K | $103K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $347K | $297K | $241K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $257K | $216K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $313K | $257K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,730 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$154K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Meidl (president); Brenda Draper (secretary); Todd Kelner (treasurer); Jim Ryckman (vice president); Len Ringstad (director); Ron Toyota (director); Vicky Gall (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Creston and District Historical and Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106992936RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.