Dundas Historical Society Museum
Charitable organization · Dundas, Ontario · BN 107269920RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($568,748) as filed with the CRA.
Dundas Historical Society Museum is a charitable organization based in Dundas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $558K in revenue and $569K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 11% from government, 58% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $326K.
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 90% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The museum operates as a community museum and archives for the benefit and use of the public We collect preserve research exhibit and interpret objects which demonstrates the founding settlement diversity and development of the community of Dundas and surrounding area. We offer educational programming of and historical nature for all ages. We support and partner with other community organizations in support of heritage projects. We have developed and offer a catalogue of education programs that meet Ontario Curriculum guidelines. We have developed and offer a catalogue of programs an…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $558K | $569K | $569K | $0 | $0 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $474K | $503K | $430K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $499K | $468K | $387K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $624K | $482K | $350K | $0 | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $554K | $471K | $398K | $0 | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $326K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$364K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janie Hartwell (treasurer); Thomas Bontje (director); Peter Curtis (director); Keith Green (vice president); Kerry MacNamara (secretary); Russ Powers (president and board chair); Dorothy Richardson (director); Arlene VanderBeek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dundas Historical Society Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107269920RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.