West Country Historical Society Inc
Publicly funded institution · Ellerslie-Bideford, Prince Edward Island · BN 869375923RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($53,217) as filed with the CRA.
West Country Historical Society Inc is a charitable organization based in Ellerslie-Bideford, Prince Edward Island, 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 $59K in revenue and $53K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,000.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Operation of a designated heritage place of prince edward island; preservation & promotion of the history and culture of the local area; interpretive tours of the bideford parsonage museum describing the local shipbuilding era the contribution made to the local community by the clergy who live in this house from 1884-1972 and the tenure of author l.m. Montgomery when she boarded at this house during 1894-95 while she taught in the bideford #6 school.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $59K | $53K | $37K | — | $0 | $328K |
| 2023 | $55K | $44K | $34K | — | — | $310K |
| 2022 | $45K | $43K | $22K | — | — | $206K |
| 2021 | $37K | $34K | $21K | — | — | $302K |
| 2020 | $86K | $86K | $16K | — | — | $299K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $3,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$30K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marie Barlow (director); Paula Biggar (director); Libby Colwill (director); Lyn Dean (vice president); Wally Ellis (secretary); Dan Maclean (director); Marilyn McQuaid (director); Donnalee Noye (director); Karen Noye (director); Janet Ogilvie (president); Janice Trowsdale (treasurer); Edgar Craig (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Country Historical Society Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869375923RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.