The Secrets of Radar Museum
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 866583313RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($47,550) as filed with the CRA.
The Secrets of Radar Museum is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $75K in revenue and $48K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9,251 in 2020 to $75K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the museum is to provide a home for the materials and artifacts of the former radome museum of electronics. We exist to 1) preserve the history experiences and artifacts of the men and woman who served the radar division of the canadain military here and abroad 2) to educate the public on the history and technology of radar in canada both military and civilian through exhibitions outreach programming and publicly accessible research facilities 3)to provide a therapeutic and accessible setting for radar vaterans families and all visitors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $75K | $48K | $45K | — | — | $80K |
| 2023 | $76K | $47K | $46K | — | — | $53K |
| 2022 | $32K | $23K | $22K | — | — | $24K |
| 2021 | $15K | $12K | $10K | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $9,251 | $8,996 | $8,714 | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$19K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephen Bourdeau (president); Daniel Steinhaur (treasurer); Maya Hirshman (director-legacy); Paul Joe (director-weather); Elizabeth Grayson (director); David Sillis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Secrets of Radar Museum’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866583313RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.