Kingston Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Kingston, Ontario · BN 118982149RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($137,750) as filed with the CRA.
Kingston Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Kingston, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $150K in revenue and $138K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 63% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,297.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $81K in 2020 to $150K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Monthly meetings and lectures from September to May on heritage. open to the public without charge in person or through the internet. Publication of newsletter 'Limelight' eight time per year through the internet mail and on the Society website. Annual publication of scholarly journal 'Historic Kingston'. Annual awards to individuals and organizations active in the preservation of local history. Cash awards to graduating high school history students at 9 local high schools. Annual event with guest speaker to celebrate Heritage week. The operation of the Murney Tower National historic Site …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $150K | $138K | $123K | $3,964 | — | $238K |
| 2023 | $151K | $139K | $123K | $2,210 | — | $226K |
| 2022 | $164K | $118K | $107K | — | — | $213K |
| 2021 | $116K | — | — | — | — | $168K |
| 2020 | $81K | $71K | $63K | $1,089 | — | $96K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,297 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$95K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Ginn (treasurer); Peter Gower (vice-president); Don Richardson (secretary); Alan MacLachlan (councillor); Paul van Nest (councillor); Betty Andrews (councillor); Paul Charbonneau (president); Vincent Durant (past-president); Duncan McDowall (councillor); Liana Shaw (councillor); Craig Pettis (councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kingston Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118982149RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.