Yellowknife Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Yellowknife, Northwest Territories · BN 858014442RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($244,928) as filed with the CRA.
Yellowknife Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 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 $323K in revenue and $245K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations, 61% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 89% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $115K in 2020 to $323K in 2024.
In its own words
The mandate of the society is to preserve the history of yellowknife and the northwest territories; to promote the development of sites and exhibits that will further the understanding and appreciation this history including mining exploration and geology in nwt while contributing to the tourism and economic potential of the north.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $323K | $245K | $197K | $1,405 | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1M | $3,005 | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $93K | $89K | $58K | — | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $93K | $89K | $58K | — | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $115K | $118K | $61K | $22K | — | $989K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$20K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Yellowknife Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858014442RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.