Fernie & District Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Fernie, British Columbia · BN 118914779RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($257,291) as filed with the CRA.
Fernie & District Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Fernie, 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 $279K in revenue and $257K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations, 78% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $546.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The objects of the society are: to gather preserve and publish information and records connected with the history of the area to lead and organize the citizens of the city of fernie and district in the development of an historical society and historical museum and to maintain operate and conduct an historical museum and to promote the best interests of the community generally. Same as prior year.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $279K | $257K | $234K | $8,372 | — | $162K |
| 2023 | $233K | $267K | $247K | $4,469 | — | $140K |
| 2022 | $478K | $414K | $396K | $6,267 | — | $174K |
| 2021 | $327K | $307K | $297K | $4,819 | — | $110K |
| 2020 | $291K | $220K | $205K | — | — | $90K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $546 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$130K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordan Sombrowski (director); Alicia Clarke (treasurer); Mike Palamarek (president); Kathleen Noakes (director); Alastair Nicoll (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fernie & District Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118914779RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.