Toronto Railway Historical Association
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 838626943RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($998,401) as filed with the CRA.
Toronto Railway Historical Association is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $450K in revenue and $998K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 22% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,611.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Acquisition of historical photographs and artifacts in anticipation of establising a museum depicting the history of the railway in toronto. Creation of a museum in the john street roundhouse and adjacent park. Creation and operation of a model steam railway at the roundhouse park. Restoration of the john street roundhouse including the locomotive turntable. Development of interpretive programme content for use in the railway museum. Aquisition and restoration of several historical railway cars.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $450K | $998K | $207K | — | — | $406K |
| 2023 | $483K | $443K | $443K | — | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $334K | $270K | $270K | — | — | $974K |
| 2021 | $340K | $272K | $266K | — | — | $909K |
| 2020 | $401K | $390K | $360K | — | — | $780K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,611 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
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$277K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Russell Milland (director); Phil Spencer (director); Karen Sinotte (director); Pat Ressa (chairman of the board); Ian Kerr-Wilson (director); Richard Clark (director); Maxim Delisie (director); Allan Changoor (director); David Mackie (director); Nadine Mamodehoussen (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Toronto Railway Historical Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 838626943RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.