The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Vancouver Centre
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 856085485RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-11-30. Split of total expenditures ($9,397) as filed with the CRA.
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Vancouver Centre is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, it reported $27K in revenue and $9,397 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,817.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Science Fair Foundation of British Columbia. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $18K in 2020 to $27K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
In 2024 we continued to deliver on our mission to advance education in astronomy and allied sciences by providing presentations lectures and outreach programs in british columbia in general and the vancouver area in paricular. We held public presentations in-person while also broadcasting them online. We were involved in 40 public events included presenting 12 free astronomy public lectures and 2 public astronomy education classes and participating in 7 public events organized by other organizations. Our members regularly volunteered with telescopes at 19 public starry night events at the s…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27K | $9,397 | $5,250 | $174 | $500 | $401K |
| 2023 | $9,578 | $13K | $6,205 | $426 | $500 | $382K |
| 2022 | $12K | $12K | $6,686 | — | — | $387K |
| 2021 | $11K | $6,431 | $4,999 | $272 | — | $386K |
| 2020 | $18K | $8,114 | $6,324 | $265 | — | $386K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $2,817 from 2 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$2,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$317
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Conrad (president); Nolan Smith (vice president); Kyle Dally (sectretary); Phil Lobo (treasurer); Nolan Smith (national representative); William Fearon (librarian); Andrew Ferreira (public relations); Marla Daskis (membership); Gordon Farell (newsletter editor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Vancouver Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 856085485RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.