Oliver and District Heritage Society
Publicly funded institution · Oliver, British Columbia · BN 119066827RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,020) as filed with the CRA.
Oliver and District Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Oliver, 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 $264K in revenue and $298K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $458.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The oliver and district heritage society fulfills its mandate to preserve and represent the natural and human history of the area by operating a museum and separate archive facility in the community of oliver british columbia. The society collects preserves and presents artifacts and records for display and research at its two locations in oliver british columbia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $264K | $298K | $275K | — | — | $400K |
| 2023 | $237K | $257K | $234K | — | — | $433K |
| 2022 | $237K | $221K | $202K | — | — | $444K |
| 2021 | $268K | $258K | $245K | — | — | $428K |
| 2020 | $232K | $187K | $172K | — | — | $418K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $458 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$166K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bruce Hamilton (director); Ed Collen (director); Ian Hunt (secretary); David Janzen (vice president); Sue Morhun (director); Vance Potter (president); Terry Killough (treasurer); Jenna Bower (director); Sharon Giesbrecht (director); Michael Goeres (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oliver and District Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119066827RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.