South Similkameen Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Keremeos, British Columbia · BN 107997447RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($14,799) as filed with the CRA.
South Similkameen Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Keremeos, 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 February 28, 2024, it reported $6,558 in revenue and $15K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations, 76% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,488.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2020 to $6,558 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Gathering info on business/ retail history and family history. - re furbishing new display's.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,558 | $15K | $4,777 | — | — | $274K |
| 2023 | $8,500 | $9,888 | — | — | — | $220K |
| 2022 | $7,215 | $9,527 | — | — | — | $109K |
| 2021 | $7,263 | — | — | — | — | $140K |
| 2020 | $37K | $23K | — | — | — | $14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,488 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Armstrong (president); Robert Showell (vice pres); John Sladen (treasure); David Barker (director); Tom Haker (director); Yano Piccole (director); Jim Skerl (director); Karen Terbasket (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Similkameen Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107997447RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.