The Wolfville Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Wolfville, Nova Scotia · BN 119301943RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($97,506) as filed with the CRA.
The Wolfville Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 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 $73K in revenue and $98K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 80% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,562.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $73K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The society owns and maintains randall house museum which dates from c. 1812. We operate it as a seasonal museum open to the public from june to october. We collect conserve and store artifacts from the local area which we use to create exhibits each season. We interpret the house rooms contents and the garden. We employ a professional curator part time and at least one museum assistant during the open period. There is a small shop offering books cards crafts and other articles having a historical theme. We maintain an archives of documents and photographs available to the public. We …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73K | $98K | $40K | — | — | $32K |
| 2023 | $33K | $54K | $33K | — | — | $54K |
| 2022 | $41K | $42K | $30K | — | — | $113K |
| 2021 | $43K | $39K | $31K | — | — | $121K |
| 2020 | $39K | $29K | $25K | — | — | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,562 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$31K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martin Hallett (president; treasurer); Wendy Elliott (director); Alex Dupuis (director); Maryellen Finlay (director); Paul Doerr (director); Hugh Simpson (director); Daniel Macgregor (director); Barbara Swanson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wolfville Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119301943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.