Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society
Charitable organization · Plympton, Nova Scotia · BN 867566887RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($48,145) as filed with the CRA.
Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Plympton, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $31K in revenue and $48K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 25% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $567.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,245 in 2020 to $31K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Society maintains the Lighthouse a provincial heritage property built in 1904. We hold a collection of artifacts and historical information related to the lighthouse and the region. The lighthouse is usually opened during the summer session and we will continue to encourage the community to hold events here. We also have a small museum and educational space within the Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse building. Donations are accepted when visitors attend the building. Crafters from the local community continue to provide hand crafted gifts to be sold on a commission basis to help with our fundin…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31K | $48K | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $34K | $38K | — | — | — | $25K |
| 2022 | $23K | $21K | $21K | — | $0 | $29K |
| 2021 | $3,610 | $5,498 | $785 | — | $0 | $27K |
| 2020 | $6,245 | $4,427 | $4,427 | — | — | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $567 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Debby Trask-Cushing (president); Joan Nelson (secretary); Nancy Hsu (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gilbert Cove and District Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867566887RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.