Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-London Centre
Charitable organization · London, Ontario · BN 892626243RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($3,701) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-London Centre is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $3,139 in revenue and $3,701 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2022, the largest being $500 to Elgin County Stewardship Council. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Monthly center meetings are held for the membership and public. We provide astronomy outreach programs for local schools boy scouts girl guides conservation areas nature clubs and other interested community groups looking for an instructional talk on observational astronomy. Using multimedia presentations and telescope observing events members volunteer their time and equipment for the enjoyment and education of the public. We support the cronyn observatory open house run the the physics & astronomy department of western university by contributing knowledgeable volunteers and additiona…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,139 | $3,701 | $2,181 | — | — | $32K |
| 2023 | $3,673 | $1,665 | $1,300 | — | — | $24K |
| 2022 | $2,402 | $2,913 | — | — | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $3,811 | $4,259 | — | — | — | $47K |
| 2020 | $3,177 | $8,846 | — | — | — | $48K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
- Elgin County Stewardship Council$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Levine Craig (president); Tyrone Klassen (vice president); Andrew Peters (secretary); Norman McCall (treasurer); Robert Duff (librarian - education coor); Peter Jedicke (honorary president); Dale Armstrong (observing chair); Heather Macisaac (youth coordinator prog); Chris Bolte (councilor at large); Katelyn Beecroft (councilor at large); Bill Gardner (councilor at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-London Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892626243RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.