Vancouver Island Military Museum Society
Charitable organization · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 129722260RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($81,737) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Island Military Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $819K in revenue and $82K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $158.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $73K in 2020 to $819K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Developing a museum featuring personnel equipment and artifacts related to the canadian armed forces. Display for public viewing and foster an awareness of the museum in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $819K | $82K | $67K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $125K | $100K | $77K | — | — | $334K |
| 2022 | $84K | $82K | $74K | — | — | $309K |
| 2021 | $56K | $54K | $46K | — | — | $268K |
| 2020 | $73K | $75K | $66K | — | — | $305K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $158 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roger Bird (president); Bill Brayshaw (director); Bruce Davison (director); Greg Devenish (secretary/treasurer); Brian McFadden (vice-president); Angus Scully (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Island Military Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129722260RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.