The Newfoundland Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · ST John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 119054948RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,535) as filed with the CRA.
The Newfoundland Historical Society is a charitable organization based in ST John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $18K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,336.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
Monthly public lectures symposia column in newfoundland quarterly
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $18K | $7,796 | — | — | $25K |
| 2023 | $18K | $17K | $5,677 | — | — | $25K |
| 2022 | $15K | $14K | $4,934 | — | — | $24K |
| 2021 | $15K | $13K | $5,799 | — | — | $24K |
| 2020 | $16K | $19K | $6,788 | — | — | $22K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,336 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$5,042
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Terry Bishop-Stirling (board member); Corey Button (treasurer); Heidi Coombs-Thorne (past president); Austin Cooper (board member); Paul Dunne (board member); Vicki Hallett (board member); John Joy (president); Fredrick Smith (board member); Joan Ritcey (board member); Jim Miller (board member); Doug Wells (board member); Lisa Daley (board member); Bill English (board member); Patrick Kennedy (board member); Andrea Proctor (board member); Greg Osmond (board member); Margo Connors (board member); Margot Duley (board member); Rebeca Ralph (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Newfoundland Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119054948RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.