Kent Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Morpeth, Ontario · BN 890578941RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($17,809) as filed with the CRA.
Kent Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Morpeth, Ontario, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $18K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $160 in 2020 to $16K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Guest speakers/historical placques ghost/spirit walks promotion of chatnam-kent history
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $18K | $18K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $13K | $3,816 | $3,787 | — | — | $15K |
| 2022 | $6,650 | $5,300 | — | $5,300 | — | $400 |
| 2021 | $100 | — | — | — | — | $310 |
| 2020 | $160 | — | — | — | — | $660 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $0 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lisa Gilbert (president); Jim (james) Gilbert (secretary); Ronald Vanrabaems (vice president); Mark Van Raay (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kent Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890578941RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.