West Coast Railway Association
Charitable organization · Squamish, British Columbia · BN 119292480RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures (—) as filed with the CRA.
West Coast Railway Association is a charitable organization based in Squamish, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.3M in revenue.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Restoration adn exhibits of bc railway heritage education of public on railway technology and heritage. Maintenance of railway musuem. Volunteer hours for 2024 exceeded 28000 hrs educational tours program for groups bringing up students from different groups such as kids safe boys & girls club autism groups schools and seniors groups.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | — | — | — | — | $10.7M |
| 2023 | $3M | $2.5M | — | — | — | $10.9M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.6M | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | $10.4M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $873K | $284K | — | $10.7M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $1.4M | $700K | — | — | $10.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.4M from 9 charities:
- The 625 Powell Street Foundation$1.2M
- Vancouver Foundation$117K
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Canadahelps Canadon$29K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$12K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,069
- John C. Kerr Family Foundation$4,371
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$657K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Crombie (chair); Jeremy Davy (secretary-treasurer); Max Hufton (vice-chair); Paul McCrea (director); Craig McDowall (director); Kyle Miller (director); Robert Payette (director); Christian Vazzaz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Coast Railway Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119292480RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.