The Historic 1000 Islands Village Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Gananoque, Ontario · BN 898149463RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($464,868) as filed with the CRA.
The Historic 1000 Islands Village Foundation is a charitable organization based in Gananoque, Ontario, 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 $493K in revenue and $465K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 55% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $272K in 2020 to $493K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We continue to interpret the history and heritage of the 1000 islands region and gananoque through guided tours in both official languages education opportunities and the care and over site of the town of gananoque artefact collection.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $493K | $465K | $375K | $9,070 | — | $539K |
| 2023 | $389K | $438K | $222K | $12K | — | $511K |
| 2022 | $385K | $375K | $202K | $6,008 | — | $559K |
| 2021 | $365K | $305K | $148K | $1,496 | — | $549K |
| 2020 | $272K | $221K | $112K | $779 | — | $490K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $34K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$284K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alice Burton (director); Kathy Karkut (director); Paul Scott (director); Susie Smith (director); Richard Gilbert (director); Peter Vansickle (director); Layne Larsen (chair); Patrick Rule (director); Mike Burrows (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Historic 1000 Islands Village Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898149463RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.