15 December 2020

The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2019

Each year organizations federally registered as charities in Canada for tax purposes are required to file returns with the Canada Revenue Agency. Financial and other information is available on the Revenue Canada website.

Eight of 12 societies ran an operating surplus.

Financial statements for the Ontario Genealogical Society for 2019 were not posted as of 14 December 2020. The figures included here are from the Consolidated Financial Statements presented to the Society 2020 AGM.

Search for individual society reports at 
https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en.

The amounts in parentheses are for previous years sequentially back in time

Alberta Genealogical Society

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of 629,518 ($589,925, $612,912, $595,845, $558,845, $606,312, $540,282), and liabilities of $223,872 ($189,274, $229,017, $251,116, $213,134, $257,883, $200,592). The total revenue was $258,775 ($221,714, $264,331, $294,466, $208,033, $229,344, $254,380). Expenditures totaled $253,780 ($220,273, $225,165, $295,448, $210,752, $250,276, $218,231). The individual annual membership fee remains $50 for digital journal subscription, $60 for paper. 

British Columbia Genealogical Society

For the reporting period ending:  2019-12-31. Total assets of $71,650 ($207,055, $202,786, $209,347, $206,451, $203,542, $203,016) and liabilities of $20,808 ($10,096, $6,604, $7,600, $7,810, $9,268, $10,085). Total revenue was $23,867 ($36,988, $33,331, $34,030, $33,923, $27,625, $24,783). Expenditures totaled $26,653 ($35,385, $31,729, $30,925, $29,555, $24,991, $22,502). The individual annual membership fee is increased to $65 from $45.


British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $114,685 ($105,229, $109,634, $98,897, $121,878, $104,683, $90,374) and liabilities of $22,280 ( $22,118, $23,796, $14,120, $20,170, $32,716, $30,607). Total revenue was $76,029 ($69,096, $57,978, $59,872, $71,443, $70,738, $54,675). Expenditures totaled $66,734 ($71,745, $63,939, $66,583, $63,844, $55,000, $50,366). The individual annual membership fee remains $50.


Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31 total assets were$ 53,392 ($46,094, $ 35,802, $25,523, $29,166, $43,130) and liabilities $ 9,471 ($13,154, $11,088, $14,098, $16,072, $15,867). Total revenue was $35,562 ($37,804, $33,736, $34,368, $29,729, $35,226) and expenditure  $23,996 ($26,228, $21,668, $36,037, $44,364, $32,525). That's a $11.566 surplus. The individual membership fee remains $42.

Manitoba Genealogical Society

For the reporting period ending 2020-03-31. Total assets of $51,847 ($40,262, $43,476, $47,734, $37,118, $55,341, $50,743) and liabilities of  $10,400.00 ($4,494, $4,806, $7,927, $7,208, $19,157, $22,458). Total revenue was $53,382 ($57,503, $53,194, $41,899, $47,388, $47,727, $60,780). Expenditures totaled $ 55,633 ($55,585, $ 51,924, $32,060, $49,679, $48,942, $59,162). The individual annual membership fee remains $50.

New Brunswick Genealogical Society 

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $199,836 ($193,279, $182,646, $186,437, $180,604) and liabilities of $17,062 ($19,704, $14,159, $16,428, $14,045) . Total revenue was $51,283 ($32,741, $38,412, $35,424, $40,102). Expenditures totaled $47,406 ($28,384, $41,331, $33,639, $46,629). The individual membership remains at $40.


Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $257,875 ($239,845, $274,044, $244,902, $281,182, $307,796, $303,274) and liabilities of $15,674 ($2,001, $4,011, n/a, $1,553, $0, $0). Total revenue was $79,278 ($32,372, $44,676, $ 44,448, $42,800, $45,693, $32,549). Total expenditures were $59,548 ($64,564, $57,812, $46,797, $69,858, $44,703, $30,717). The Association's annual membership fee remains $39.



Ontario Genealogical Society

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of  $1,505,384  ($1,595,600, $1,710,405, $1,771,728, $1,730,483 $2,145,295) and liabilities of $256,756 ($261,319, $226,378, $252,635, $220,434, $253,590). Total revenue was $711,668 ($562,466, $698,220, $701,406, $694,265, $557,053). Total expenditures were $796,176 ($721,143, $740,546, $709,792, $711,897, $626,736). The annual membership fee remains $63.


Québec Family History Society

For the reporting period ending 2020-07-31 Total assets of $20,914 ($13,085, $26,400, $28,217, $48,701, $50,072, $53,800, $65,742)  Liabilities totaled $15,738  ($5,713, $4,091, $4,464, $8,529, $7,304, $5,111, $7,899). Total revenue was $32,601.00 ($29,743, $36,629, $40,495, $42,468, $42,545, $44,095, $60,623). Expenditures totaled $36,419 ($43,058, $47,071, $46,972, $45,064, $49,054, $50,878, $47,420). The annual fee remains at $75.


Saskatchewan Genealogical Society

For the reporting period ending 2019-12-31. Total assets of $205,243 ($182,979, $141,278, $114,170, $86,875, $106,334, $46,921). Liabilities totaled $122,549 ($118,732, $123,279, $135,921, $127,116, $125,662, $65,054). Total revenue was $252,599 ($252,198, $280,227, $237,391, $239,577, $256,667, $261,767). Expenditures were $234,152 ($224,265, $244,704, $252,436, $260,490, $268,140, $262,316) Basic annual membership remains $70.


Société généalogique canadienne-française

For the reporting period ending 2018-12-31.Total assets of $665,144 ($551,682, $391,317, $363,189, $373,417, $339,405 $347,834). Liabilities totaled $41,470 ($52,481, $58,153, $63,648, $67,351, $39,685, $68,013). Total revenue was $209,241 ($170,123, $171,002, $231,117, $202,946, $215,399 $248,240). Expenditures were $173,496 ($176,885, $165,584, $195,137, $202,782, $201,759, $220,556.) Basic annual membership remains $50.

Victoria Genealogical Society

For the reporting period ending 2030-05-31. Total assets of $47,201 ($41,583, $34,781, $ 38,327, NA, NA, NA, $24,786) and liabilities NA (NA, NA, NA, NA, 0). Total revenue was $32,163 ($38,419, $40,354, $41,924, $34,048, $40,412, NA). Expenditures totaled $27,452 ($31,815, $43,789, $39,688, $44,502, $42,629, $35,790). Individual annual membership remains at $60.



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