Fort McMurray Historical Society
Charitable organization · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 893649368RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,192,157) as filed with the CRA.
Fort McMurray Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 38% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,083.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The fort mcmurray heritage society is a not-for profit organization that proudly supports heritage village and heritage shipyard. The society preserves and celebrates the richness of the past for the next generation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $2.2M | $1.8M | $300 | — | $422K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $3.1M | $2.4M | $2,346 | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.4M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.3M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $825K | — | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,083 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$875K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Huffman (chair); Byron Fediuk (vice chair); Danielle Buffett (treasurer); Garett Meyer (secretary); Andy Carter (director); Mathew Ford (director); Patricia Scantlebury (director); Torchy Peden (director); Mike Daley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fort McMurray Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893649368RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.