Alberta Aviation Museum Association
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 118780360RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,124,216) as filed with the CRA.
Alberta Aviation Museum Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 28% from donations, 22% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $30K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The mandate of the Alberta Aviation Museum is to interpret Edmonton and Alberta's aviation history. Programs include restoration of various aircrafts displays of museum aircrafts library and archives activities grade 6 school science programs simulator lab discovery backpacks PD Day camps services for challenged individuals learning tours for schools youth senior adults remembrance day services and other special events and operations of the gift shop along with facilitated birthday parties.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $449K | $1,669 | $0 | $727K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1M | $426K | $3,409 | $0 | $728K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1M | $493K | $3,080 | — | $648K |
| 2021 | $748K | $848K | $409K | $5,105 | — | $520K |
| 2020 | $905K | $697K | $442K | $8,447 | — | $515K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $30K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$674K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marvin Dean Kowalchuk (director); David Robert Smith (vice president); Jaime Guotav Wong (president); Linda Craig (director); Jack Van Norman (director); Dale Hyrve (secretary / treasurer); Tom Langeste (director); David Abbott (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alberta Aviation Museum Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118780360RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.