Shelburne Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Shelburne, Nova Scotia · BN 119148203RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($339,262) as filed with the CRA.
Shelburne Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Shelburne, 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 $375K in revenue and $339K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $384.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 84% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operation and administration of shelburne's museums by the sea complex which consists of shelburne county museum dory shop museum ross-thomson house & store museum cox warehouse coyle house and tottie's store.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $375K | $339K | — | $215 | — | $198K |
| 2023 | $459K | $438K | — | — | — | $165K |
| 2022 | $383K | $405K | — | $1,675 | — | $146K |
| 2021 | $396K | $321K | — | — | — | $168K |
| 2020 | $332K | $296K | $296K | — | — | $93K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $384 from 1 charity:
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$203K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christopher Sharpe (president); Mike Hartigan (past president); Christopher Arisz (treasurer); Anne Slater (secretary); Sherry Irvine (director); Karen Mattatall (director); Bob Sinden (director); Sylvie Delorme (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shelburne Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119148203RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.