Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Calgary Centre
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119126316RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($45,375) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Calgary Centre is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $76K in revenue and $45K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 21% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $157K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $33K in 2020 to $76K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Public education of astronomy and the allied sciences. Volunteers provide many opportunities for the public to view the night sky at public events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $76K | $45K | $24K | $4,178 | — | $127K |
| 2023 | $69K | $66K | $21K | $18K | — | $96K |
| 2022 | $112K | $85K | — | — | — | $92K |
| 2021 | $69K | $45K | — | — | — | $65K |
| 2020 | $33K | $24K | — | — | $5,000 | $41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $157K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$21
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robyn Foret (president); Simon Poole (past president); Steve Donaldson (first vice-president); Heather Laird (second vice-president); Nisha Valckx (treasurer); Derek Euale (secretary); Myrna Fleury (councillor); Andrew Bennett (councillor); Daniel Boychuk (councillor); Phil Tracey (councillor); Patricia Jeffery (councillor); Russell Dueck (councillor); Adriana Stone (councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Calgary Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119126316RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.