The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 119259042RR0001 · 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 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, 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 $1.3M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 65% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,220.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $625K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Display and collect artifacts of historical and educational value. To promote local history and interest.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — | — | $736K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.2M | — | — | — | $731K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.3M | — | — | — | $715K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | — | $802K |
| 2020 | $625K | $625K | — | — | — | $766K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,220 from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,220
- BenefAction Foundation$2,000
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$580K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Temitope Ojo (director); Michel Beaulieu (chair / president); Douglas Yahn (vice president); Jenna Kirker (2nd vice president); Dale Willis (secretary); David Ratz (director); George Patterson (treasurer); Richard Gemmill (director); Courtney Turner (director); Richard Mastrangelo (director); Desiree Morriseau-Shields (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119259042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.