The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 1968 Hamilton Centre
Charitable organization · Waterdown, Ontario · BN 119126266RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($84,071) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 1968 Hamilton Centre is a charitable organization based in Waterdown, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $77K in revenue and $84K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $276.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5,980 in 2020 to $77K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Monthly public lecture series about astronomy star parties public lectures at schools and other locations public outreach events public observing nights telescope training.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $77K | $84K | $82K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $29K | $11K | $144 | — | — | $146K |
| 2022 | $3,765 | $4,260 | $188 | — | — | $128K |
| 2021 | $3,390 | $3,844 | $141 | — | — | $129K |
| 2020 | $5,980 | $7,497 | $950 | — | — | $129K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $276 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Victor Abraham (vice president); Dan Copeland (membership director); Bruce Cornelius (maintenance director); Andrew Blanchard (director-past president); Shail Choksi (director at large); Nabira Rashid (social media director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 1968 Hamilton Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119126266RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.