Midwestern Rail Association Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119040533RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,439) as filed with the CRA.
Midwestern Rail Association Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $34K in revenue and $23K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 14% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24K.
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 28% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1. Operating the winnipeg railway museum 2. Restoration of railway artifacts 3. Developing tours tailored to provincial school curricula 4. Developing tours tailored to various age groups represented by visitors to the museum 5. Expanding our collection with appropriate artifacts 6. Construction & renovation to upgrade facilities to meet current building code requirements.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34K | $23K | $16K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $60K | $59K | $54K | — | — | $500K |
| 2022 | $33K | $50K | — | — | — | $500K |
| 2021 | $66K | $61K | $23K | — | — | $500K |
| 2020 | $45K | $86K | $16K | — | — | $500K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24K 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Valerie Cousineu (president); Doug Moberg (director of restorations); Christopher Robinson (treasurer); Graham Leathers (secretary); William Yachison (director or archives); Gordon Leathers (director of public relations); Matyas Luca (director of operations); Harold Taylor (director of special projects); Ben Van de Mosselaer (director of construction).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Midwestern Rail Association Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119040533RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.