Huble Homestead/giscome Portage Heritage Society
Publicly funded institution · Prince George, British Columbia · BN 131459943RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($399,870) as filed with the CRA.
Huble Homestead/giscome Portage Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Prince George, 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 $404K in revenue and $400K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 76% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Society's mission is to preserve and promote the history of Huble Homestead Giscome Portage and surrounding area through responsible stewardship and educational programming. In pursuit of this mission we operate maintain and preserve Huble Homestead Historic Site. We provide guided tours public events educational programming on-site and in schools historical exhibits heritage demonstrations research services and facility rentals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $404K | $400K | $353K | — | — | $249K |
| 2023 | $393K | $387K | $341K | — | — | $248K |
| 2022 | $448K | $415K | $366K | — | — | $244K |
| 2021 | $392K | $383K | $336K | — | — | $208K |
| 2020 | $415K | $377K | $341K | — | — | $183K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$294K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Botham (treasurer); Melanie Chapple (president); Robyn Dyck (secretary); Kris McLeod (director); Nowell Senior (director); Erik Madsen (director); Florence Corless (director); Zarrah Holvick (director); Michelle Van Beek (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Huble Homestead/giscome Portage Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131459943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.