Matters of History
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 703308072RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,155) as filed with the CRA.
Matters of History is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $26K in revenue and $10K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
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 46% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To provide a public amenity by establishing and maintaining the afghanistan war museum of canada for the public. Advance education by organizing and providing guided tours of the afghanistan war museum of canada to teach individuals about canadian military history and the war in afghanistan. To receive and maintain a fund or funds and apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees as decribed in subsection 149.1(1) of the income tax act (canada).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26K | $10K | $9,035 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | $1,050 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | $12K | $12K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Magnan (chair and treasurer); Geoffry Williams (vice chair); Tom Leppard (secretary); Karen Storwick (executive director); William Armstrong (director); Paul Hale (director); Willy Macdonald (director); Alex Watson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Matters of History’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 703308072RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.