The Oshawa Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 123756314RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($594,957) as filed with the CRA.
The Oshawa Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, 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 $589K in revenue and $595K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,036.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The oshawa museum preserves and actively promotes awareness and appreciation of oshawa’s history of the education enrichment and enjoyment of a diverse audience. The oshawa museum will be guided in all its activities by the following values : - respect trustworthy respected in the community professional accurate - pro-active outreach: collaborative creative community focused - inclusive : accessible open representative welcoming - education: engaging original imaginative diverse - presentation: our collection helps us to understand and connect with our city both past an…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $589K | $595K | $557K | $3,718 | — | $391K |
| 2023 | $566K | $598K | $569K | — | — | $396K |
| 2022 | $633K | $601K | $483K | — | — | $427K |
| 2021 | $695K | $515K | $406K | — | — | $395K |
| 2020 | $667K | $488K | $383K | — | — | $214K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,036 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,036
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$397K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Leonard (president); Christopher Locke (vice-president); Zack Mansfield (director at large); Marshall Mayne (secretary); Helen Haines (director at large); Doug Lavis (director at large); David Tonkin (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Oshawa Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123756314RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.