Cumberland Museum Society
Charitable organization · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 108071119RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($140,323) as filed with the CRA.
Cumberland Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $125K in revenue and $140K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from government, 29% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Open to the public & tourists to connect with past & present history of cumberland county nova scotia
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $125K | $140K | $72K | — | — | $245K |
| 2023 | $222K | $221K | — | $11K | — | $172K |
| 2022 | $159K | $153K | — | $12K | — | $172K |
| 2021 | $177K | $138K | — | $11K | — | $175K |
| 2020 | $88K | $66K | $19K | $28K | $60K | $136K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$69K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Emergy; Wayne Bishop; Linda Reid; Sean O'Quinn; James Bruce W. Goodwin; Gwen Kerr; Nayo Upshaw; Zachery Tingley.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cumberland Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108071119RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.