Media Release: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. To obtain a link to view this electronic meeting please contact [email protected] Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation Agenda Tuesday, May 26, 2020 5:30 p.m. This meeting will be held electronically Regional Administration Building 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener 1. Declarations of Conflict of Interest 2. Delegations 3. Accounts and Grant Summary *Page 117 3.1 2019 Draft Financial Statements Page 3 4. Approval of Minutes – January 28, 2020 Page 12 5. 2019-2020 Committees 5.1 Allocations and Finance Committee a) Project Grant: Lary Turner, The Company of Neighbours/Hespeler Heritage Centre re: Throwback Website (Digital Form of Historical Storytelling) Page 15 3294190 WRHF Agenda - 2 - 20/05/26 b) Project Grant: Scott Bradford re: Exterior Surface Preparation and Painting, 21 Lansdowne Road North, Cambridge Page 36 5.2 Heritage Advisory and Communications Committee a) 2020 Annual General Meeting – June 9, 2020 b) 2019 Award Nomination Updates 6. Correspondence – Available at Meeting 7. Other Business 7.1 External Comments for Approved Grants 8. Next Meeting – Tuesday, June 23, 2020 9. Adjourn 3294190 3 Financial Statements of WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION And Independent Auditors’ Report thereon Year ended December 31, 2019 DRAFT 4 KPMG LLP 115 King Street South 2nd Floor Waterloo ON N2J 5A3 Canada Tel 519 747-8800 Fax 519 747-8830 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT To the Board of Directors of Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation We have audited the financial statements of The Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation (the Entity), which comprise: • the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2019 • the statement of revenues and expenses for the year then ended • and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies (Hereinafter referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Entity as at December 31, 2019, and its results of operations for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. Basis for Opinion DRAFT We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the “Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements” section of our auditors’ report. We are independent of the Entity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. KPMG LLP is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP. 5 Page 2 Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Entity’s financial reporting process. Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the DRAFTbasis of the financial statements. As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also: • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 6 Page 3 • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Entity's internal control. • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management. • Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Entity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Entity to cease to continue as a going concern. • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. • Communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. DRAFT Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants Waterloo, Canada May _______ 7 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2019, with comparative information for 2018 2019 2018 Assets Cash $ 6,647 $ 7,402 Accounts receivable 554 558 Prepaid expenses 1,000 - Investments (note 2) 266,437 234,671 $ 274,638 $ 242,631 Liabilities and Fund Balance Liabilities: Accounts payable $ - $ 334 Grants committed (note 3) 20,950 63,350 20,950 63,684 Fund balance: Accumulated net revenue 253,688 178,947 $ 274,638 $ 242,631 See accompanying notes to financial statements. DRAFT 1 8 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Statement of Revenues and Expenses Year ended December 31, 2019, with comparative information for 2018 2019 2018 Revenue Grant from Region of Waterloo $ 106,210 $ 106,210 Interest 6,248 4,884 112,458 111,094 Expenses (Schedule) 37,717 71,227 Net revenue 74,741 39,867 Accumulated net revenue, beginning of year 178,947 139,080 Accumulated net revenue, end of year $ 253,688 $ 178,947 See accompanying notes to financial statements. DRAFT 2 9 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Notes to Financial Statements Year ended December 31, 2019 Purpose of Foundation: The Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation is primarily a grant making organization which supports heritage initiatives in Waterloo Region. Its primary purpose is to preserve and financially assist in the preservation of heritage landmarks, historical buildings and other projects of historical significance to the Region of Waterloo. 1. Significant accounting policies: These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada Handbook Part III - Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations. The Foundation’s significant accounting policies are as follows: (a) Basis of accounting: The accrual basis of accounting is used for financial reporting (b) Fixed assets: The historical cost and accumulated depreciation of fixed assets is not reported. Expenses of a capital nature are charged against revenues in the year they are incurred. 2. Investments: In 1994, the Heritage Foundation transferred its investment funds to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The funds invested are due on demand and bear interest based on the net percentage earned by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Interest is paid monthly. DRAFT 3 10 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION