The Society for the Preservation of Historic Thornhill
Charitable organization · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 119254589RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-15. Split of total expenditures ($16,098) as filed with the CRA.
The Society for the Preservation of Historic Thornhill is a charitable organization based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending November 15, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $16K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $300 in 2022, the largest being $150 to The Bayfield Historical Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,010 in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Maintain archives with the proper presentation materials; research and documenting historical built heritage and natural heritage in thornhill markham and vaughan: speaker presentations & historical tours updating and capturing our archive materials onto digital format to ensure accessible delivery of material and to preserve the information
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $16K | $16K | — | — | $57K |
| 2023 | $5,217 | $9,365 | $6,230 | — | — | $55K |
| 2022 | $3,465 | $16K | $15K | — | $300 | $59K |
| 2021 | $4,500 | $5,822 | $4,621 | — | — | $72K |
| 2020 | $2,010 | $7,840 | $6,495 | — | — | $73K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $300 to 2 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Valerie Burke (secretary); Barry Nelson (treasurer); Adam Birrel (past president); Rachel Murad-Kahan (2nd vice president); Andrew Baldwin (1st vice president); Duessa Du Plooy (president); Broughton James (membership director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Society for the Preservation of Historic Thornhill’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254589RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.