Greater Vernon Museum and Archives Society
Publicly funded institution · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 750341323RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($480,433) as filed with the CRA.
Greater Vernon Museum and Archives Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, 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 $469K in revenue and $480K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $312.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Collect care for and exhibit artifacts and information on the human and natural history of greater vernon. This is done through museum displays educational programming and activities demonstrations and special events. Our archives collects cares for and makes available to the public information documents photographs and other documentary material related to the history and heritage of the greater vernon area. The museum and archives strive to be on the forefront of our field. Each year we engage in new exhibitions and educational and public programming to ensure that our patrons and …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $469K | $480K | $480K | $836 | — | $244K |
| 2023 | $560K | $469K | $469K | $64 | — | $227K |
| 2022 | $460K | $467K | $457K | $10K | — | $122K |
| 2021 | $419K | $424K | $418K | $6,045 | — | $129K |
| 2020 | $401K | $378K | $376K | $1,888 | — | $134K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $312 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$349K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Brunskill (director); Sheldon Louis (director); Janice Buick (director); Truman Spring (director); Tim Isaac (director); Samantha Panter (director); Adrianna Strange (director); Gary Rennick (director); Dan Rogers (director); Margo Fleming (director); Stephanie Holmes (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Greater Vernon Museum and Archives Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 750341323RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.