Hamilton Amateur Astronomers
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 891646267RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,215) as filed with the CRA.
Hamilton Amateur Astronomers is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $8,125 in revenue and $8,215 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $400 in 2024, the largest being $400 to Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair.
In its own words
Monthly meetings with guest speakers observing sessions@various sites public viewing events public outreach&education at local libraries monthly newsletter public access website loaner telescope program discussion groups beginner astronomy classes public telescope clinics & workshops.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,125 | $8,215 | $7,391 | — | $400 | $11K |
| 2023 | $8,810 | $12K | $10K | — | $1,000 | $11K |
| 2022 | $8,195 | $6,732 | $5,415 | — | $700 | $13K |
| 2021 | $7,020 | $6,392 | $5,527 | — | $700 | $11K |
| 2020 | $8,047 | $8,171 | $4,580 | — | $700 | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $400 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $48 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hamilton Amateur Astronomers’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891646267RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.