Lake of the Woods Railroaders Museum
Charitable organization · Kenora, Ontario · BN 890532781RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,781) as filed with the CRA.
Lake of the Woods Railroaders Museum is a charitable organization based in Kenora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $23K in revenue and $24K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 43% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,673.
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 48% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $46K in 2020 to $23K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Operation of a model railroad display for the public and maintenance of museum building engine and caboose; open museum to the public and hire summer students as tour guides.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23K | $24K | $21K | — | — | $142K |
| 2023 | $20K | $25K | $23K | — | — | $151K |
| 2022 | $30K | $37K | $34K | — | — | $165K |
| 2021 | $39K | $40K | $38K | — | — | $173K |
| 2020 | $46K | $41K | — | — | — | $174K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,673 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$10K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Roy (president); Barrie Creran (vice-president); Steve Butler (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lake of the Woods Railroaders Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890532781RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.