Hinton Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Hinton, Alberta · BN 882299902RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($128,209) as filed with the CRA.
Hinton Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Hinton, Alberta, 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $115K in revenue and $128K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $71K in 2020 to $115K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Restoration of Hinton Train Station as well as preservation and/or restoration of other items of historical interest in the Hinton area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $115K | $128K | $0 | $1,322 | $0 | $967K |
| 2023 | $179K | $126K | $2,065 | $4,787 | — | $981K |
| 2022 | $119K | $83K | $2,880 | $515 | — | $928K |
| 2021 | $175K | $120K | $4,858 | $4,858 | $0 | $891K |
| 2020 | $71K | $128K | $3,700 | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received -$15 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Terri McHugh (secretary); Lucinda LeClercq (director); Terry Boles (director); Frances Hannington (president); Joan Melvin (vice-president); Glen Guebert (treasurer); Andew Godsalve (director); Linda Peterson (director); John Keough (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hinton Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 882299902RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.