North America Railway Hall of Fame
Charitable organization · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 867228132RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($928,328) as filed with the CRA.
North America Railway Hall of Fame is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $928K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $360K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Restore reailway station honour contributors to railway provide history of canada southern railway.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $928K | $850K | $43K | — | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $495K | $781K | $731K | $30K | — | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $597K | $681K | $10K | $652K | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $826K | $567K | $546K | $17 | — | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $360K | $492K | $477K | $3,900 | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$318K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ted Bear (director); Matthew Janes (director); Mike Kerkvliet (director); Scott Sleightholm (president); Sue Suess (treasurer); John Shapendonk (director); Jeff Yurek (director); Harrison Cole (director); Guy Moore (director); Scott Carrie (director); Joe Docherty (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North America Railway Hall of Fame’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867228132RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.