The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 865024376RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($108,182) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $244K in revenue and $108K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $750 in 2022, the largest being $750 to The Engineering Institute of Canada Fund. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $71K in 2020 to $244K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The recognition of excellence and the advancement of mechanical engineering.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $244K | $108K | $27K | — | — | $744K |
| 2023 | $184K | $79K | $13K | — | — | $608K |
| 2022 | $77K | $162K | $96K | — | $750 | $503K |
| 2021 | $182K | $69K | $9,671 | — | — | $587K |
| 2020 | $71K | $67K | $8,558 | — | — | $475K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Granted $750 to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alex Czekanski (president); Guy Gosselin (executive director); Ali Ahmadi (senior vice president); George Zhu (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865024376RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.