Parksville & District Historical Society
Charitable organization · Parksville, British Columbia · BN 118886191RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($164,114) as filed with the CRA.
Parksville & District Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Parksville, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $229K in revenue and $164K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 20% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $41K in 2020 to $229K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The Society owns and operates the Parksville Museum & Archives located in Craig Heritage Park. The volunteers and staff at the museum are dedicated to the preservation and display of our heritage buildings collections and archival material to the general public during the summer months and on a prearranged basis during the winter. The museum has a summer market for 22 Sunday afternoons during the year which provides needed funds for ongoing programs. The society rents hall and church space for weddings and events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $229K | $164K | $164K | — | — | $887K |
| 2023 | $301K | $144K | — | — | — | $616K |
| 2022 | $114K | $132K | — | — | — | $687K |
| 2021 | $162K | $119K | — | — | — | $705K |
| 2020 | $41K | $73K | — | — | — | $662K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $56K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$46K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Wismer (vice-president); David Douglas (director); Sydney Tomchenko; Kenneth Fanning; Pamela Foster (director); Edgar Mayne (director); Barbara McGowan (director); Karen Schad (director); Nancy Martin (director); Jon Robert Walters (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Parksville & District Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118886191RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.