The Soo Line Historical Society Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Weyburn, Saskatchewan · BN 119254837RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
The Soo Line Historical Society Inc. is a charitable organization based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, 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 $99K in revenue and $124K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $19K in 2020 to $99K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Individual and group style museum tours and heritage based children's programming.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $99K | $124K | — | — | — | $134K |
| 2023 | $84K | $84K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $38K | $38K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $42K | $42K | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $19K | $19K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$14K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Mel Van Betuw (director); Jeff Richards (director); Marcel Roy (director); Laura Morrissette (director); Ryan Janke (director); John Corrigan (director); Andrew Crowe (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Soo Line Historical Society Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119254837RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.