Mission District Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Mission, British Columbia · BN 119042745RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($172,656) as filed with the CRA.
Mission District Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Mission, 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 $170K in revenue and $173K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,280.
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 filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Museum operations -community archives operations -heritage places.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $170K | $173K | $154K | — | — | $93K |
| 2023 | $160K | $163K | $141K | — | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $177K | $158K | $140K | — | — | $95K |
| 2021 | $168K | $136K | $124K | — | — | $76K |
| 2020 | $162K | $138K | $124K | — | — | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,280 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,280
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$122K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Polly Betterton (director); Barbara Fehrmann (treasurer); Jim Hinds (secretary); Joan Maclatchy (vice president); Ellen Nygen (director); Mike Scudder (president); Kyle D'Appolonia (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mission District Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119042745RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.