Great Canadian Plains Railway Society
Charitable organization · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 866799422RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($32,955) as filed with the CRA.
Great Canadian Plains Railway Society is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $33K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 9% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 99% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $51K in 2020 to $26K in 2024.
In its own words
The charity was active during this fiscal period encouraging visitor tours in order to generate enthusiasm and appreciation for the train history in Southern Alberta. The charity remains committed to promoting and preserving the historical value of the railway industry in this area. The on-site interpretive and interactive displays are fully operational now with the addition of new artifacts from past eras. The charity remained active during this time by continuing their fund-raising efforts and promoting the site through various social media and print outlets. New collaborations are being …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $33K | $23K | $0 | $0 | $1M |
| 2023 | $17K | $33K | $0 | — | $0 | $1M |
| 2022 | $30K | $21K | $16K | — | $0 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $39K | $32K | $1,097 | — | $0 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $51K | $51K | $5,440 | — | — | $365K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$9,568
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Great Canadian Plains Railway Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866799422RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.