Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 119140176RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($192,201) as filed with the CRA.
Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $196K in revenue and $192K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Established in 1957 the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society (SHFS) is a provincial organization that delivers programs and activities to enable inspire and celebrate the investigation and sharing of historical and folkloric knowledge in Saskatchewan’s diverse communities. This can include histories stories or traditions often uniquely personal or local which are passed between and within generations and which capture the lived experience of everyday people. This includes not only 'old' stories and traditions but also contemporary expressions practiced in the communities of today. Thr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $196K | $192K | $81K | $0 | $0 | $35K |
| 2023 | $185K | $196K | $121K | $0 | $0 | $31K |
| 2022 | $171K | $194K | $73K | $0 | $0 | $37K |
| 2021 | $230K | $206K | $124K | $0 | $0 | $49K |
| 2020 | $220K | $217K | $153K | — | — | $40K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frank Garritty (past-president); Hugh Henry (president); Courtney Tuck-Goetz (director); Amanda Fehr (director); Jessica DeWitt (director); Joey Donnelly (director); Florence Hwang (director); Emma Morris (director); Jade McDougall (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119140176RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.