119153997RR0001 — 0011
Registered — Thetford-mines, QC — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 85/100
Financials: Revenue $1,712,173 · Expenditures $1,578,235
The Musée Minéralogique et Minier de Thetford Mines is a half-century-old mining and mineralogy museum in Quebec's historic asbestos-mining region, operating with $1.7M in annual revenue and a surplus budget. While the museum's administrative costs exceed its direct program spending — an unusual pattern that reflects the capital-intensive nature of maintaining a physical museum facility — it maintains healthy reserves and zero fundraising costs.
Our Verdict: A long-established cultural institution with strong governance and healthy finances, though donors should note that more than half of spending goes to administration rather than direct programming — a pattern worth understanding in the context of facility-intensive museum operations.