Wellington County Historical Research Society
Charitable organization · Fergus, Ontario · BN 119290831RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($57,308) as filed with the CRA.
Wellington County Historical Research Society is a charitable organization based in Fergus, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $40K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 5% from government. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $624.
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 66% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,500 in 2023, the largest being $1,500 to Harriston Historical Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,430 in 2020 to $40K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1) 5 regular in person meetings (including agm) with guest speakers 2) a historical walking tour of a local village/town 3) annual publication called 'wellington county history' now volume 37. 4) we financially support student history awards at both the centre wellington high school and the erin district high school 5) 3 newsletters are published and sent out either by e-mail or canada post to keep our readers informed and up to date on what is happening.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40K | $57K | $56K | $50 | — | $102K |
| 2023 | $27K | $21K | $3,960 | $100 | $1,500 | $126K |
| 2022 | $36K | $26K | $3,608 | $50 | — | $121K |
| 2021 | $12K | $10K | $3,550 | — | $1,750 | $111K |
| 2020 | $8,430 | $6,589 | $3,787 | — | $200 | $109K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $1,500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $624 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ron Hattle (president/chair); Don Evoy (director); Kathy Bouma (treasurer); Kathy Bouma (secretary); Ian Easterbrook (director); Evelyn Robson (director); Willa Wick (director); Nikki Logan (director); Lorraine Bride (director); Jude Dowling (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wellington County Historical Research Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119290831RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.