Pictou County Genealogy & Heritage Society
Publicly funded institution · Pictou, Nova Scotia · BN 867249088RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($169,083) as filed with the CRA.
Pictou County Genealogy & Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Pictou, Nova Scotia, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $143K in revenue and $169K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operating as an archives and a repository for nova scotian historical records including scottish immigration and genealogy; to manage and administer a locally managed provincial museum and a separate community museum on the same property showcasing various exhibits art lectures workshops programming and events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $143K | $169K | $12K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $134K | $174K | $8,085 | — | — | -$1 |
| 2022 | $99K | $166K | $9,039 | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $148K | $135K | $4,182 | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $194K | $181K | $5,710 | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margie Parker (president); Ruth Wortman (treasurer); Brenda Hutchinson (co secretary); Donna Bullerwell (co secretary); Marlene Abraham (director); Murray Hill (director); Jerome Chaisson (director); Dan Currie (director); Peter Boyles (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pictou County Genealogy & Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867249088RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.