Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum/musée Canadien de la Guerre Froide
Charitable organization · Carp, Ontario · BN 869747691RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,827,976) as filed with the CRA.
Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum/musée Canadien de la Guerre Froide is a charitable organization based in Carp, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,658.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Since 1998 the diefenbunker has operated as a one-of-a-kind museum national historic site and independent charitable organization preserving important canadian cold war stories and artifacts. The museum is a remarkable immersive history destination telling stories of national and international importance. Through award-winning exhibitions and programs the museum promotes the importance of understanding our past for present and future generations to strive to build a more peaceful future. The diefenbunker services as an important platform for learning and building community. It offers vis…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.8M | $1M | $119K | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.6M | $988K | $74K | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $693K | $55K | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $921K | $515K | $32K | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $567K | $144K | — | $699K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,658 from 2 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan McLeod (president); Linda Nixon (director); Joanne Charette (vice president); Colleen Kelley (director); Joe Brown (director); Ron Roedig (director); Sandra A. Waechter (director); Heather Paszkowski (director); Tim Redpath (director); Kyle M Morrow (director); Kerry Mould (director); Roy Van Den Berg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum/musée Canadien de la Guerre Froide’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869747691RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.