The Canadian Aviation Historical Society
Charitable organization · Vars, Ontario · BN 118829589RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($315,503) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Aviation Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Vars, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $258K in revenue and $316K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $600.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $2,250 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to The Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $88K in 2020 to $258K in 2024.
In its own words
Publishes quarterly journals and monthly chapter newsletters about canadian aviation history. - delivers public lectures and presentations monthly by chapters across canada and annually by the national body. - maintains a website about canadian aviation history. - sets up display at aviation related events across canada. - gives awards to air cadets and historical researchers and gives donations to aviation related charities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $258K | $316K | $247K | $4,417 | $2,250 | $407K |
| 2023 | $410K | $120K | $72K | $347 | $4,500 | $459K |
| 2022 | $145K | $98K | $46K | $4,650 | $2,605 | $174K |
| 2021 | $85K | $67K | $31K | $718 | $1,500 | $126K |
| 2020 | $88K | $73K | $40K | $989 | $2,000 | $108K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,250 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $600 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Aviation Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118829589RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.