The Museum of the Highwood
Publicly funded institution · High River, Alberta · BN 119246197RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($345,334) as filed with the CRA.
The Museum of the Highwood is a charitable organization based in High River, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $350K in revenue and $345K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Research the history of the highwood basin. Collect and conserve related artifacts and maintain an archival collection relevant to the history of the area. Provide programs for school classes and other groups. Hold special events that are relevant informative and educational. Volunteers provide expertise and assist staff in all areas of the museum.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $350K | $345K | $300K | $4,506 | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $322K | $334K | $273K | $4,289 | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $384K | $334K | $268K | $3,773 | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $310K | $280K | $216K | $12K | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $286K | $282K | $211K | $11K | $0 | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 4 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$253K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Macmillan (chair); Wayne Smith (treasurer); David Richardson (director); Patrick Nichol (director); John Reid (director); Don Larson (vice chair); BJ Ersson (secretary); Donald McCuaig (director); Jill Marie Henheffer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Museum of the Highwood’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119246197RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.