Grist Mill Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Keremeos, British Columbia · BN 829032317RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($59,537) as filed with the CRA.
Grist Mill Foundation is a charitable organization based in Keremeos, 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 $55K in revenue and $60K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 71% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,150.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,825 in 2020 to $55K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
We continue to support the operation and maintenance of our beautiful heritage site. Our foundation volunteers have become an integral part of the grist mill experience for visitors by providing support for special events and operating the summer kitchen where cooking washing handicrafts and gardening can be observed as they were done in the 1870's.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55K | $60K | $59K | — | — | $36K |
| 2023 | $14K | $15K | $15K | — | — | $26K |
| 2022 | $48K | $45K | $45K | — | — | $33K |
| 2021 | $53K | $39K | $39K | — | — | $36K |
| 2020 | $6,825 | $4,917 | $4,897 | — | — | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,150 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$48K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eleanor Barton (director/treasurer); Margaret Borgia (director); Lorna Driemel (director); Shirley Gratton (director); Yvonne Gratton (director/secretary); Wilfrid Mennell (director/president); Jessica Johnson (director); Judy Minto (director); Janey Quaroni (director); Shirli Gene Sadowick (director/vice president); Betty Vanderbeek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grist Mill Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829032317RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.