Whistler Museum and Archives Society
Publicly funded institution · Whistler, British Columbia · BN 119297000RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($423,053) as filed with the CRA.
Whistler Museum and Archives Society is a charitable organization based in Whistler, British Columbia, 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 $481K in revenue and $423K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,927.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Heritage Presentations museum exhibits temporary exhibits speakers series historical walking tours historical themed crafts and stories for preschool aged children naming nights with archival materials weekly historical writings oral history program archival collection cataloging and digitization nature interpretation tables school group visits digital walking tours historical research and writing services public engagement with historical images stories and interpretation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $481K | $423K | $423K | — | — | $188K |
| 2023 | $440K | $449K | $449K | — | — | $130K |
| 2022 | $404K | $399K | $399K | $0 | $0 | $151K |
| 2021 | $443K | $399K | $399K | — | — | $312K |
| 2020 | $399K | $399K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $269K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,927 from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,99911 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$301K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Hetherington (president); Dave Kirk (trustee); Katherine Macalister (secretary); Andrew Ross (trustee); Jeff Murl (trustee); Doug Wylie (trustee); John Rae (trustee); Alex Kleinman (trustee); Bob Calladine (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Whistler Museum and Archives Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119297000RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.