Souris Valley Museum Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Estevan, Saskatchewan · BN 824633887RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($229,945) as filed with the CRA.
Souris Valley Museum Inc. is a charitable organization based in Estevan, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $203K in revenue and $230K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $23.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Offering camps and programs to children in the area and a museum for all ages of artifacts from the area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $203K | $230K | $205K | $2,636 | — | $299K |
| 2023 | $163K | $178K | $164K | $50 | — | $327K |
| 2022 | $175K | $151K | $109K | $104 | — | $342K |
| 2021 | $134K | $134K | $110K | $31 | — | $319K |
| 2020 | $180K | $116K | $75K | $12K | — | $318K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$127K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Olson (chair); Linda Jones (treasurer); Larry Ward; Linda Sopp; Linda Betnar (vice-chair); Thomas O'Sullivan; Connie Hagel.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Souris Valley Museum Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 824633887RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.