The Ontario Genealogical Society
Charitable organization · Concord, Ontario · BN 119248680RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($783,442) as filed with the CRA.
The Ontario Genealogical Society is a charitable organization based in Concord, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $727K in revenue and $783K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 8% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $1,550 in 2024, the largest being $750 to Kingston-Frontenac Public Library Board. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Conducts annual conference seminars meetings and workshops- in physical meeting settings and/or on-line- to further the study of family history study recording historical cemeteries markers and transcribing and preserving genealogical information. Involved with heritage groups and ontario heritage alliance. Works with ontario archives and library & archives canada to preserve and make available for genealogical research family history records. Also works with municipal public libraries across ontario to make genealogical information available. Converting deteriorating microfilm files for …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $727K | $783K | $574K | — | $1,550 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $584K | $534K | $334K | — | $13K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $1M | $556K | $326K | — | $4,800 | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $552K | $518K | $293K | — | $6,675 | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $545K | $525K | $294K | $0 | $12K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,550 to 4 qualified donees:
- Kingston-Frontenac Public Library Board$750
- Lambton Heritage Museum$600
- The Mississauga Heritage Foundation Incorporated$200
- Maritime History Archive—
Received $11K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$244K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anne Currie-O'brien (corporate secretary); Ben Dawson (director); Wendy James (director); Heather Oakley (director); Ty Faulds (director); Raymond Wright (vice president); Christine Woodcock (president); Charles Godwin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Ontario Genealogical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119248680RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.