The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119126258RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($29,924) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $41K in revenue and $30K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $147.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $23K in 2020 to $41K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Monthly meetings and monthly newsletter available to the public on-line providing astronomy education. Hosting and support amateur astronomical observing activities. Participating in and support international astronomy day. Light pollution abatement program. Maintaining an informational web site and repository of astronomical observations. Maintaining an astronomical book library and telescope loan library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41K | $30K | $24K | — | — | $104K |
| 2023 | $14K | $19K | $15K | — | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $21K | $12K | $11K | — | — | $98K |
| 2021 | $13K | $12K | $12K | — | — | $88K |
| 2020 | $23K | $14K | $13K | — | — | $88K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $147 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Chisholm (president); Oscar Echeverri (vice president); Chris Teron (secretary); Richard Taylor (treasurer); Michael Wilson (meeting facilitator); Kaitlyn Francis (councillor); Tim Cole (councillor); Andrea Girones (councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119126258RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.