Osgoode Township Rural Museum
Publicly funded institution · Vernon, Ontario · BN 134330851RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,799) as filed with the CRA.
Osgoode Township Rural Museum is a charitable organization based in Vernon, 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 $263K in revenue and $299K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $320.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% 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 7 names.
In its own words
Operation of museum and archives. Outreach to schools and community groups for education. Newsletter distributed to membership celebration of significant historical events monthly presentations on community historical heritage and the maintenance and production of historical publications.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $263K | $299K | $274K | — | — | $71K |
| 2023 | $269K | $164K | $180K | — | — | $107K |
| 2022 | $228K | $218K | $210K | — | — | $40K |
| 2021 | $266K | $266K | $241K | — | — | $45K |
| 2020 | $231K | $248K | $225K | — | — | $44K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $320 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$203K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolle Dallas-Arbuckle (past-president); Tracey D'Aviero (secretary); Helen Porteous (director); Doris Prescott (director); Cheryl Sullivan (treasurer); Doug Thompson (president); Suzanne Hill (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Osgoode Township Rural Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134330851RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.