Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Lake Country, British Columbia · BN 119002459RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-01-31. Split of total expenditures ($106,554) as filed with the CRA.
Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society is a charitable organization based in Lake Country, 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 January 31, 2024, it reported $105K in revenue and $107K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 64% from government, 16% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,000.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. 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 $61K in 2020 to $105K in 2024.
In its own words
Collect preserve and display artifacts and archival material. Manage web site. Research print and distribute newsletters and booklets. Train and manage volunteers and summer staff. Administer 'arnold awared' for eligible secondary students. Digitize for bc history and participate in canadian history network. Develop and deliver age appropriate material for youth day camps at the museum.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105K | $107K | $89K | — | — | $111K |
| 2023 | $86K | $83K | $78K | — | — | $112K |
| 2022 | $103K | $99K | $87K | — | — | $112K |
| 2021 | $97K | $90K | $79K | — | — | $106K |
| 2020 | $61K | $86K | $74K | — | — | $102K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,000 from 2 charities:
- The Hamber Foundation$3,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
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$65K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119002459RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.