Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation/Fondation canadienne dupatrimoine du transport urbain
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 30 · 260 ADELAIDE STREET EAST · TORONTO, ON · M5A 1N1·BN 891343949RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
94¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$32K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation?
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Is Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891343949RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 30, 260 ADELAIDE STREET EAST, TORONTO, ON, M5A 1N1. Source.
What does Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The mission of Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation (CTHF) is to be the voice and resource for Canada's public transit heritage. We promote the preservation of artifacts printed information photographs and other documentation that describe urban transit history in Canada and maintain an archived collection of such…" Full program description.
How much of Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $32K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The mission of Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation (CTHF) is to be the voice and resource for Canada's public transit heritage. We promote the preservation of artifacts printed information photographs and other documentation that describe urban transit history in Canada and maintain an archived collection of such materials. We are actively involved in providing education and other support to transit systems other organizations and individuals communicating the important role of public transit in the economic growth and social development of Canada during its 150+ years of history. We… Show more
The mission of Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation (CTHF) is to be the voice and resource for Canada's public transit heritage. We promote the preservation of artifacts printed information photographs and other documentation that describe urban transit history in Canada and maintain an archived collection of such materials. We are actively involved in providing education and other support to transit systems other organizations and individuals communicating the important role of public transit in the economic growth and social development of Canada during its 150+ years of history. We prepare a quarterly newsletter for Foundation members. Every second year we publish a Street Side Guide with current urban transit fleet information and a listing of preserved historic vehicles - the 2024 edition was published in March 2024 and the latest 2026 edition is planned for release in March 2026. Other programs include historic vehicle charters which took place in Winnipeg MB and Hamilton ON during 2024 and providing information and editorial support to commemorative book projects the latest being a 264 page book published in November 2024 commemorating the Gloucester Railway Company 'G Train' cars which inaugurated service on Canada's first subway line in Toronto in March 1954.
New programs
To support our commitment to extend the knowledge of public transit’s contribution to Canadian history we have maintained an archive of public transit related printed materials including maps photo images schedules brochures reports and industry publications. These materials have been donated by CTHF members and other individuals and organizations and they have significant historic value. During 2023 CTHF undertook a new program categorizing these materials as preparatory work for implementing CTHF’s project objective of creating a definitive online archive of Canadian public transit … Show more
To support our commitment to extend the knowledge of public transit’s contribution to Canadian history we have maintained an archive of public transit related printed materials including maps photo images schedules brochures reports and industry publications. These materials have been donated by CTHF members and other individuals and organizations and they have significant historic value. During 2023 CTHF undertook a new program categorizing these materials as preparatory work for implementing CTHF’s project objective of creating a definitive online archive of Canadian public transit historical materials. It is planned to make the archive available to the Canadian public through electronic format. Work continued on this project during 2024 assisted by the hiring of a summer student with archives experience. The cost of this was supported by a federal Young Canada Works program grant. This project once completed could be used as a starting point for future assistance to transit systems and other industry organizations in establishing their own archives thereby extending the knowledge base beyond CTHF’s own initiatives.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$32K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)12%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
12%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
88%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $20K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $13K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $19K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $19K | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $19K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $32K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- Prentice, Christopher HPresident and Directorarm's length
- Shields, Douglas GTreasurer and Directorarm's length
- Chatoff, Peter BSecretary and Directorarm's length
- Lubinski, RobertDirectorarm's length
- Nicol, KevinAsst Treasurer and Directorarm's length
- Regiec, AlexDirectorarm's length
- Zhelka, AdamDirectorarm's length
- Stowe, DavidDirectorarm's length
- Hussey, RobertDirectorarm's length
- Wong, AshtonDirectorarm's length
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- Delmore, PatrickDirectorarm's length
- Littlewood, KeithDirectorarm's length
- Hauser, NicholasDirectorarm's length
- Canavan, Klaus PeterDirectorarm's length
- Mercier, AlainDirectorarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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