The Canadian Tank Museum
Charitable organization · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 131959546RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,048,233) as filed with the CRA.
The Canadian Tank Museum is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 37% from donations, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $513K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Preserving the military history of the region. Obtain restore and exhibit historical military vehicles display Ontario Regiment and wartime artifacts supporting the Ontario Regiment RCAC Regimental Museum. Participates and assists in school's research projects. Participates in parades and displays. Educational March break tank school. Guided tours. Virtual exhibits.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1M | $749K | — | — | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $813K | $556K | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $2M | $944K | $701K | — | — | $4M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $562K | $405K | — | — | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $522K | $342K | — | — | $2.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $513K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$359K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeremy Blowers (director); John Drygala (director); Grant McKay (director / board chair); John Tyron (director); Matthew Edward Liness (director); Terence Woods (director/secretary); Jill Hamilton (director); Alan Duffy (president); Clarence Layne (treasurer); Isabelle Florence Roberts (director); Zane Heinrich Piekenbrock (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Tank Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131959546RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.