The Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District
Publicly funded institution · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 131449589RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($33,724) as filed with the CRA.
The Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $24K in revenue and $34K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $26K in 2024, the largest being $15K to Etzikom Museum Historic Windmill Center. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The society continues to bring in to our genera membership meetings which are held 5 times a year- in september november january march and may. We bring in special speakers to make presentations on items we believe to be of historical interest. We are almost completed videoing local ranchers and farmers in this area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24K | $34K | $3,517 | — | $26K | — |
| 2023 | $17K | $31K | $9,890 | — | $15K | — |
| 2022 | $4,371 | $8,156 | $4,176 | — | — | $70K |
| 2021 | $555 | $12K | $432 | — | $5,000 | — |
| 2020 | $23K | $20K | $13K | — | $2,000 | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $26K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Shepard (president); Malcolm Sissons (1st vice president); Earl Morris (2nd vice president); Laurel Schlaht (secretary); Jillian Koch (treasurer); Lynne Rance (director); Sheila Tiegs (director); Lorine Marshall (director); Nick Martin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131449589RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.