Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum Society
Charitable organization · Goffs, Nova Scotia · BN 130750862RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($292,931) as filed with the CRA.
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum Society is a charitable organization based in Goffs, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $355K in revenue and $293K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,380.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. 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 $90K in 2020 to $355K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Acquire and display aviation related material -Host school and air cadet tours -Ongoing public events. Family fun day/ wings & wheels -Interactive flight simulator display -Gift shop -Hosting specialty TV shows on militaria
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $355K | $293K | $293K | — | — | $383K |
| 2023 | $320K | $152K | $152K | — | — | $321K |
| 2022 | $245K | $157K | $152K | — | — | $278K |
| 2021 | $194K | $150K | $145K | $1,343 | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $90K | $69K | $64K | $1,343 | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,380 from 1 charity:
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$91K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Christie (member); Sean Ryan (vice president); David McMahon (member); Mark Peapell (president); Gary McMahon (treasurer); Barry Rodenhiser (exec. director & curator); Chris Couture (member); Peter Kwan (member); Jason Lawrence (member); James Thomson (member); Marcus Leyland (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130750862RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.