The Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Port Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 893267526RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($211,077) as filed with the CRA.
The Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society is a charitable organization based in Port Coquitlam, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $186K in revenue and $211K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government, 27% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $109K in 2020 to $186K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Collects and catalogues artifacts documents and pictures pertaining to the history and culture of the city of port coquitlam. Artifacts are displayed within public displays. Documents and pictures are stored on electronic media to share with the public. The society operates a museum and conducts programs to raise awareness of the importance of preserving history and culture. These programs include tours workshops discussions and events on heritage and culture related topics. We create displays that are relevant to the history and culture of the city of port coquitlam and its people.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $186K | $211K | $176K | $65 | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $140K | $136K | $101K | $135 | — | $58K |
| 2022 | $111K | $109K | $81K | $141 | — | $48K |
| 2021 | $77K | $76K | $54K | $678 | — | $46K |
| 2020 | $109K | $119K | $70K | $6,961 | — | $47K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $36K from 2 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
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$139K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jiantian (lily) Liu (director); Brian Hubbard (director); Julie Schmidt (past president); Meg McLaughlin (director); Aynsley Wong (treasurer); Marilyn Trautman (director); John Choules (president); Pamela Murray (secretary); Philippa Van Velzen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893267526RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.