Samuel Wood Historical Society
Charitable organization · Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia · BN 864526322RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,331) as filed with the CRA.
Samuel Wood Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3,204 in revenue and $3,331 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations, 16% from government.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,914 in 2020 to $3,204 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operating a museum that celebrates the history of the local communities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,204 | $3,331 | $3,271 | — | — | $135K |
| 2023 | $1,448 | $3,148 | $3,056 | — | — | $135K |
| 2022 | $1,984 | $2,601 | $2,498 | — | — | $137K |
| 2021 | $1,383 | $3,158 | $3,053 | — | — | $138K |
| 2020 | $1,914 | $2,471 | $2,410 | — | — | $139K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherry Sears (treasurer); Debbie Mader (president); Bobbi Atkinson (vice president); Jacqueline Symonds (director); Ethel Devine (director); Mildred Goreham (director); Shirley Brannen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Samuel Wood Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864526322RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.