The Canadian Railroad Historical Association Pacific Coast Division
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 897861985RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,927) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Railroad Historical Association Pacific Coast Division is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2,997 in revenue and $3,927 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations. In 2021, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9.
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 44% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $4,771 in 2020 to $2,997 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The organization sold back issues of its quarterly journal maintained an archival collection of historical railway materials and held regular meetings for members and guests on historical and current railway topics. The organization is operated entirely by volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,997 | $3,927 | $3,450 | — | — | $60K |
| 2023 | $3,513 | $5,125 | $4,631 | — | — | $61K |
| 2022 | $7,471 | $5,631 | $5,013 | — | — | $64K |
| 2021 | $5,138 | $5,800 | $4,870 | — | — | $62K |
| 2020 | $4,771 | $5,440 | $4,778 | — | — | $62K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2021
Received $9 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ronald Keillor (vice-president); Ian Smith (secretary-treasurer); Robert Farringer (director); Lorne Nicklason (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Railroad Historical Association Pacific Coast Division’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897861985RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.