The Friends of the Richmond Archives
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 886373992RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,276) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of the Richmond Archives is a charitable organization based in Richmond, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $26K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 89% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $144.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $4,000 in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to The University of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,090 in 2020 to $16K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Community exhibit program historical publication program ubc student scholarship program sponsoring of archival projects outreach and community engagement program social media program overall support of the city of richmond archives. 'journey through time' program with in-person lectures taking place at various community centres.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $26K | $25K | — | — | $31K |
| 2023 | $8,385 | $17K | $17K | — | — | $33K |
| 2022 | $2,840 | $1,224 | $1,224 | — | — | $37K |
| 2021 | $1,635 | $1,946 | $1,555 | — | — | $36K |
| 2020 | $2,090 | $2,586 | $2,550 | — | — | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $144 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$17K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jackie Brown (secretary); John Campbell (director); Lance Carey (vice president); Jon Henderson (treasurer); Precilla Huang (director); Christine McGilvray (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of the Richmond Archives’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886373992RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.