The Canadian Historical Association
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 118833110RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($261,704) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Historical Association is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $358K in revenue and $262K in expenditures.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,744.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The cha is a bilingual scholarly organization dedicated to research in all fields of history. It is the largest association of it's kind in canada. The cha oversees a vigorous publication program it lobbies government archivist and museums in canada and elswhere on issues related to the preservation and availability of historic records. It organizes an annaul conference in which historians showcase their research it supports graduate students pursuing degress in history. And it offers a number of prizes to recognise and promote excellence in hisotircal scholarship
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $358K | $262K | $217K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $280K | $269K | $160K | — | — | $28K |
| 2022 | $321K | $289K | $168K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $239K | $1.1M | — | — | $1M | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $262K | $189K | $157K | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,744 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$111K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Wright (president); Colin Coates (vice-president); Amanda Ricci (english language secretary); Alexandre Dubé (french language secretary); Jo-Anne McCutcheon (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Historical Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118833110RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.