Western Development Museum
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 119293215RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,858,263) as filed with the CRA.
Western Development Museum is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $5.8M in revenue and $6.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $143K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 53 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
WE OPERATE MUSEUMS IN SASKATOON NORTH BATTLEFORD YORKTON AND MOOSE JAW. WE OFFERED SCHOOL PROGRAMS HERITAGE FOCUSED PUBLIC PROGRAMS BLACKSMITH COURSES AND ONLINE PROGRAMS. WE CONTINUE TO HOST LARGE EVENTS SUCH AS THE FESTIVAL OF TREES BOOTOWN BRICKSPO THRESSHERMEN 'S SHOW AND NIPD Pow Wow.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.8M | $6.9M | $4.6M | $26K | $0 | $6.1M |
| 2023 | $5.9M | $8.5M | $3.9M | $3,956 | — | $7.2M |
| 2022 | $6.6M | $6.1M | $3.5M | $61K | — | $10.8M |
| 2021 | $7.4M | $6.2M | $3.7M | $88K | — | $10.2M |
| 2020 | $7.5M | $8.1M | $4.2M | $61K | — | $9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $143K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions53
- Total compensation, all staff$4.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Orlanda Drebit (chair); Bernie Broughton (secretary); Robert Linn (vice chair); Anita Fuller (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Western Development Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119293215RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.