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Registered as SUNSHINE COAST ASTRONOMY CLUB
This is an internal division of ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. Its figures cover this division only, not the whole organisation.
$14,812
$13,219
It took in $1,593 more than it spent, and retained the difference. Neither is good or bad on its own — charities hold reserves, run capital campaigns, and spend down endowments, and the return does not say which.
| Year | Money in | Money out |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $6K | $4K |
| 2018 | $14K | $2K |
| 2019 | $5K | $3K |
| 2020 | $3K | $2K |
| 2021 | $2K | $2K |
| 2022 | $2K | $1K |
| 2023 | $27K | $23K |
| 2024 | $15K | $13K |
| What it went on | CRA line | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable programs | 5000 | $9,757 | 73.8% |
| Management and administration | 5010 | $3,462 | 26.2% |
| Fundraising | 5020 | Not reported | — |
| Total expenditures excluding gifts | 4950 | $13,219 |
This charity did not report a fundraising figure. That is not the same as zero. Only one charity in five reports a fundraising figure at all, and the return does not require it.
Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club reported spending 73.8% of its expenditure on charitable programs. Among the 4,465 charities registered under public amenities that reported the same line for 2024, the middle of the range is 85.8%, and this charity sits at the 32th percentile — below 68% of them.
That is a position in a distribution, not a verdict. Charities allocate costs differently on the same form, and a lower share often reflects how a return was filled in rather than how the money was spent. The cohort counts only charities that reported this line — about a quarter of the register does not, and they are not in the comparison at all.
The most recent return this charity has filed — not its position today. Charities have six months to file and the CRA publishes annually.
These are the charity’s own figures. A surprising figure is at least as likely to be a filing error as a finding.
This site cannot confirm whether 812832277 RR 0001 is registered today. Its filings are public open data; current registration status is not, and the CRA’s own listing is the only authoritative source. Check this charity on the CRA Charities Listing.
Source: Canada Revenue Agency — List of charities (T3010). Data current as of 2024 filing year. Filed by the charity and not audited by the CRA. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.