Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 108199522RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,961,843) as filed with the CRA.
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada 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 $3.8M in revenue and $5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $948K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $25K to The Winnipeg Foundation. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $6.8M in 2020 to $3.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
The royal aviation museum of western canada preserved & showcased canada's rich aviation history and cultivated dynamic stories featured in our galleries (including rate & fully restored aircraft) exhibits library archives tours and programs. Royal aviation museum of western canada provides quality experiences for all audiences (educators students families individuals seniors general public and tourists). Also engaged a large network of dedicated volunteers to support our mission while enhancing skills development and quality of life.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $5M | $4.3M | $275K | $25K | $35.5M |
| 2023 | $5.2M | $5.2M | $4.6M | $283K | $8,898 | $36.6M |
| 2022 | $9.2M | $4.9M | $4.3M | $143K | — | $36.8M |
| 2021 | $11.1M | $2M | $1.3M | $257K | — | $32.7M |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $1.6M | $138K | — | — | $24.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $948K from 16 charities:
- The Winnipeg Foundation$256K
- Reimer Express Foundation Inc.$250K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$95K
- Abundance Canada$90K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$55K
- The Tallman Foundation Inc.$50K
- Winnipeg Arts Council Inc.$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$30K
- Carolyn Sifton Foundation Incorporated$20K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$10K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- Rogers' Family Charitable Trust$5,000
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$1,000
- The Canadian Aviation Historical Society$500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$425
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Bell (director); Barry Bembridge (2nd vice chair); John Davidson (3rd vice chair); Marti Ford (director); Patti Gair (director); Ron Jonkman (chair); Shawn Harrison (director); Bill Medd (director); James Neirinck (director); Kacie Olbrecht (treasurer); Andrew Stewart (secretary); Doug Forbes (director); Rennie Zegalski (1st vice chair); Ron Drepaul (director); Varinderjeet Gill (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108199522RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.