Elgin County Railway Museum Inc
Charitable organization · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 892669565RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($676,409) as filed with the CRA.
Elgin County Railway Museum Inc is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.3M in revenue and $676K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. 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 $307K in 2020 to $3.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To maintain a museum for the preservation and display of railway equipment relics and artifacts. To provide tours and information to interest. To encourage research and public interest in the history of railways in elgin county the city of st. Thomas and throughout ontario and canada.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.3M | $676K | $515K | — | — | $4M |
| 2023 | $463K | $615K | $492K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $432K | $482K | $441K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $645K | $371K | $331K | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $307K | $296K | $171K | $5,342 | — | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $32K from 9 charities:
- Elgin-ST. Thomas Community Foundation$12K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$10K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,390
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,604
- Don and Hazel Williams Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$793
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$194
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$118
- First Yarmouth Baptist Church$50
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$283K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ted Bear (director); Matt Janes (director); Mike Kerkvliet (vice president); Scott Sleightholm (president); Sue Suess (treasurer); John Shapendonk (director); Jeff Yurek (director); Harrison Cole (director); Guy Moore (director); Scott Carrie (director); Joe Docherty (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Elgin County Railway Museum Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892669565RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.