The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 889410577RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($107,746) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $90K in revenue and $108K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,738.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $55K in 2020 to $90K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 19 names.
In its own words
Promotion of public interest and knowledge of astronomy and related sciences through public education programs; publications of newsletters; meetings workshops and public programs' and operating public programs at the david dunlap observatory.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90K | $108K | $75K | — | — | $351K |
| 2023 | $82K | $76K | $39K | — | — | $369K |
| 2022 | $46K | $66K | $35K | — | — | $363K |
| 2021 | $42K | $58K | $30K | — | — | $383K |
| 2020 | $55K | $62K | $30K | — | — | $399K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,738 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$10K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Thomas Luton (president); Alexander Masterson (vp-finance); Elaina Hyde (vp-program); Lucy Winnicki (secretary); Denis Grey (treasurer); Marc Teitlebaum (recorder); Brent Chou (1st past president); Mark Horvatin (2nd past president); Charles Darrow (councillor); Arthur Carman (councillor); Frank Dempsey (councillor); Tanya Oleksiuk (councillor); Diana Salerno (councillor); Ed Treijs (councillor); Kirsten Vanstone (councillor); Charles Yung (councillor); Roberto Abraham (honorary president); Dietmar Kupke (honorary councillor); Fiaz Mohamad (councillor).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889410577RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.