The Brome County Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Knowlton, Quebec · BN 118819770RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($681,294) as filed with the CRA.
The Brome County Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Knowlton, Quebec, 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 $554K in revenue and $681K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 59% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,921.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $310K in 2020 to $554K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operated our accredited museum and archives museum complex of eight buildings offering a self guided and guided tours. Off-campus school house open to the public at no charge. Archives offering researchers assistance with various topics giving access to our extensive collection.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $554K | $681K | $531K | $17K | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $763K | $566K | $37K | $34K | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $545K | $496K | $41K | $45K | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $440K | $509K | $197K | $21K | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $310K | $333K | $293K | $17K | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,921 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$409K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Bennett (director); Samantha Ciurlej (treasurer); Christopher Cooper (administrator); Abbey Lacroix (secretary); Gail Mullins (administrator); Ronald Myles (administrator); Gib Rotherham (administrator); Elizabeth Wirth (director); Sid Yousri (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Brome County Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118819770RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.