Olds Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Olds, Alberta · BN 119066538RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($69,132) as filed with the CRA.
Olds Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Olds, Alberta, 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 $60K in revenue and $69K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,805.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Operates mountain view museum & archives. Local art gallery pioneer museum historical exhibits archival research dramatic historical performances educational programs with outreach to schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $60K | $69K | $2,491 | — | — | $19K |
| 2023 | $61K | $81K | $10K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $110K | $83K | — | — | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $58K | $72K | $7,500 | $75 | — | $24K |
| 2020 | $86K | $75K | $29 | $109 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,805 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$55K
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 Olds Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119066538RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.