Kings Historical Society
Charitable organization · Kentville, Nova Scotia · BN 130782683RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($142,104) as filed with the CRA.
Kings Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Kentville, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $176K in revenue and $142K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,546.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $91K in 2020 to $176K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
The charity owns and operates a museum and historical exhibits along with a genealogy research library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $176K | $142K | $106K | $11K | — | $603K |
| 2023 | $81K | $154K | $136K | $1,594 | — | $569K |
| 2022 | $193K | $148K | $128K | $2,880 | — | $643K |
| 2021 | $192K | $119K | $74K | $29K | — | $598K |
| 2020 | $91K | $117K | $99K | $1,867 | — | $524K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,546 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$82K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kelly Bourassa (director); Mary Jane Bustin (director); Deborah Clahane (director); John Decoste (director); Chris Gertridge (director); Elizabeth Gibson-Collins (secretary); Belay Issau (director); Pauline Jacobs (director); Karl Larson (treasurer); Ivan Norton (president); Judy Norton (vice president); Deborah Parrott (director); John Dow (treasurer); Marie Meldrum (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kings Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130782683RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.