The Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society
Publicly funded institution · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 892082884RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($95,710) as filed with the CRA.
The Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society is a charitable organization based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, 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 $89K in revenue and $96K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from donations, 60% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,738.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Our mission is to present preserve and promote the maritime heritage of port alberni barkley sound and vancouver island's west coast. Presentation is addressed through two small museum galleries. The 'hutcheson gallery' houses several changing exhibitions. Maritime discovery centre in the lighthouse building focuses on summer programs for children and youth - 'hands on' fun and a sense of adventure of learning about our local maritime history and heritage' is very much part of its exhibits. We also maintain heritage lookouts along the pier that allow visitors to compare the harbour's past …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $89K | $96K | $96K | — | — | $740K |
| 2023 | $55K | $44K | $44K | — | — | $746K |
| 2022 | $61K | $74K | $74K | — | — | $735K |
| 2021 | $62K | $60K | — | — | — | $748K |
| 2020 | $66K | $53K | — | — | — | $746K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,738 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Don Jones (treasurer); Kenneth Watson (president); Jean McIntosh (director); Gareth Flostrand (director); George Monrufet (director); Robert Cole (director); Chris Duncan (director); Sandy Fitzpatrick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892082884RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.