The Air Force Museum Society of Alberta
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 893268508RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
The Air Force Museum Society of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $322K in revenue and $239K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $92K in 2020 to $322K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Adding updating maintaining and displaying displays of the history of the royal canadian air force (rcaf). Volunteer docents conduct tours of cold war exhibit (aircraft displays) and the rcaf gallery (historical artefacts and information) addition of new aircraft and aircraft simulator to the cold war exhibit. Continued planning or expansion of the cold ward exhibit which includes an extension to the existing building and additional aircraft displays. Also we are event planning for the 100th anniversary of the rcaf taking place in 2024.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $322K | $239K | — | — | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $469K | $222K | — | — | — | $2M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $115K | — | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $243K | $89K | — | — | — | $149K |
| 2020 | $92K | — | — | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $70K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$106K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Argue (chairperson); Edward McGillivray (vice chairperson); Michelle Gerwing (secretary); Robert Parkinson (treasurer); Robert Wade (deputy chairperson); Donald Matthews (director); Gordon Todd (director); Kenneth Nixon (director); Michael Ricketts (director); Lee Obst (director); David Lowery (direcotr).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Air Force Museum Society of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893268508RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.