Haida Gwaii Museum Society
Charitable organization · Skidegate, British Columbia · BN 107867996RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,837,288) as filed with the CRA.
Haida Gwaii Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Skidegate, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.6M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 46% from donations, 23% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $120K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $802K in 2020 to $3.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Collections library and archives management; restoration of haida ancestors and historic belongings (artifacts and archival materials); permanent exhibitions related to the human and environmental history of haida gwaii; temporary art exhibitions; research; publications; art and educational programs; heritage tours; children's activity programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.6M | $1.8M | $537K | $37K | — | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $559K | $23K | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $11.5M | $439K | $26K | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.2M | $666K | $20K | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $802K | $631K | $107K | $1,654 | — | $745K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $120K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$532K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alfred Adams (director); Evelyn Vanderhoop (director); Farah Nosh (director); John Gladstone (director); Lisa Pineault (director); Melissa Paugh (secretary); Michelle Pineault (director); Norm Sloan (vice president); Richard Wilson (director); Tayler Brown (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Haida Gwaii Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107867996RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.