Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society
Charitable organization · Fairview, Alberta · BN 804232510RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($199,716) as filed with the CRA.
Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society is a charitable organization based in Fairview, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $306K in revenue and $200K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,220.
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 64% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $11K in 2020 to $306K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society (FARS) initiates the summer by preparing the historic PBYS A Canso aircraft for the flying season. This preparation includes an annual mandatory inspection extensive cleaning and minor repairs carried out by 3 to 4 volunteers under the supervision of a qualified Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. The team contributes 150 to 200 volunteer hours. Each June FARS hosts the 'Yellow School Bus Historic Aircraft Tour' for grade 6 students. The tour features 3 to 4 stations where members present the aircraft's unique features. Each class spends about 2 hours on…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $306K | $200K | $179K | $14K | $0 | $212K |
| 2023 | $42K | $76K | $44K | — | — | $105K |
| 2022 | $117K | $75K | $49K | — | — | $140K |
| 2021 | $157K | $78K | $45K | — | $0 | $98K |
| 2020 | $11K | $23K | $5,732 | — | — | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,220 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Douglas Roy (director); Don Wieben (vice-president); Henry Dechant (secretary-treasurer); Joseph Gans (director); Brian Wilson (director); Jim Allan (president); Greg Wieben (director); Robert Lawrence (director); Gary Wieben (director); Jacki Heffren (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 804232510RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.