Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club
Charitable organization · Sechelt, British Columbia · BN 812832277RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($13,219) as filed with the CRA.
Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club is a charitable organization based in Sechelt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $15K in revenue and $13K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 23% from government, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $31.
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 31% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,960 in 2020 to $15K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Upgrades operates maintains and insures an astronomical observatory and telescope viewing area for members the general public and community organizations. Holds monthly educational meetings on astronomical topics provides solar viewing and astronomical literature and materials at community events hold neighbourhood star-gazing and telescope viewing events and educates the public and local government bodies on improving night lighting.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K | $13K | $9,757 | — | — | $97K |
| 2023 | $27K | $23K | $21K | — | — | $90K |
| 2022 | $1,664 | $1,286 | $223 | — | — | $64K |
| 2021 | $2,346 | $1,515 | $1,515 | — | — | $63K |
| 2020 | $2,960 | $2,103 | — | — | — | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Bradley (vice president); Richard Mitchell (secretary); Richard Corbet (member at large); Laurel Ennis (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812832277RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.