The Vintage Locomotive Society Inc.
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 108103540RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,086,973) as filed with the CRA.
The Vintage Locomotive Society Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $962K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Operates the prairie dog central's turn of the century coaches and its 1882 steam locomotive
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $962K | $1.1M | $768K | — | — | $3M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $952K | $658K | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $436K | $1.1M | $909K | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $749K | $883K | $763K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $751K | $630K | — | — | $3.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$191K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Spacek (presidnet); Gord Kuchner (president); Jim Newell (secretary); Wayne Harris (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vintage Locomotive Society Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108103540RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.