Richmond Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 879119816RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($191,764) as filed with the CRA.
Richmond Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, 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 $195K in revenue and $192K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,333.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 99% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $115K in 2020 to $195K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Major exhibits in the musuem heritage fair for richmond schools; doors open richmond promoting over 30 community cultural sites; children's day camps promoting history and culture; virtualtours and workshops for the community
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $195K | $192K | $134K | $45K | — | $153K |
| 2023 | $199K | $176K | $94K | $68K | — | $150K |
| 2022 | $205K | $173K | $98K | $61K | — | $127K |
| 2021 | $147K | $129K | $37K | $80K | — | $105K |
| 2020 | $115K | $92K | $45K | $37K | — | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,333 from 4 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$109K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Sakai (treasurer); Harbhajan Gill (member at large); Harrison Ha (vice chair); Bilan Hassan (chair); Celine Hong (secretary); Cindy Nachareun (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Richmond Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 879119816RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.