Surrey Historical Society
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 119206662RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,967) as filed with the CRA.
Surrey Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3,519 in revenue and $3,967 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 26% from donations, 13% from government. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $96.
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 54% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,883 in 2020 to $3,519 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The Society continues to hold monthly Board meetings and bi-monthly members' meetings. The meetings are mostly in person but can be switched to 'Zoom' in inclement weather especially in winter. Monthly newsletters are sent out mostly by email with a limited number still sent by mail. We continue to solicit information on pioneer Surrey families. We continue to monitor developments in Surrey that relate to its history and members of our Board belong to other organizations in the area so that we can keep updated. During the fall of 2024 the Society held the 200th Anniversary McMillan Expedi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,519 | $3,967 | $3,675 | — | $0 | $29K |
| 2023 | $1,961 | $679 | $158 | — | $0 | $30K |
| 2022 | $918 | $516 | $0 | — | — | $29K |
| 2021 | $2,574 | $3,043 | $2,506 | — | $50 | — |
| 2020 | $1,883 | $2,099 | $1,337 | — | — | $29K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $96 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Bose (treasurer); James Foulkes (vice-president); Ellen Edwards (secretary); Evelyn Wedley (president); Rick Hugh (director); Michael Gibbs (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Surrey Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119206662RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.