The Kettle Valley Railway Society
Charitable organization · Summerland, British Columbia · BN 869167288RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,183,901) as filed with the CRA.
The Kettle Valley Railway Society is a charitable organization based in Summerland, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,398.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $136K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Operation of a historical steam train on the historic kettle valley train track building and steam train. This charity advances the knowledge history and reconstruction of the kettle valley railway when steam train operated in canada. There is also the ongoing restoration of the kettle valley tressel with the objective of crossing it sometime in the future.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $128K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1M | $996K | $86K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $981K | $96K | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $716K | $656K | $220K | — | — | $851K |
| 2020 | $136K | $387K | $32K | — | — | $791K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,398 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,398
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$442K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dave Smith (president); Brett Annable (treasurer); Sharon Unrau (vice president); Bonnie Milton (director); Ingrid Laehrn (director); John Fitzgerald (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Kettle Valley Railway Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869167288RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.