RASC national membership and financial summary from 1961 to the present
All information is gathered from the Annual Reports. Membership numbers come from the Secretary’s Message. Revenue, Expenditures and Surplus/Loss come from the Statement of Revenue and Expenditures.
Bold fees indicate increases. Fees are split between national and the Centre.
| Year | Members | +/− | Revenue | Expenditure | Surplus (Deficit) | Nat Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | |||||||
| 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4650 | ~150 | 826,958 | 818,700 | 8,258 | 88 | Regular fees to $111 (+10) |
| 2023 | ~4500 | ~237 | 1,179,920 | 902,944 | 255,027 | 78 | Membership numbers not published |
| 2022 | 4,263 | −692 | 708,094 | 1,398,738 | (982,952) | 78 | Donations 53,372; grants 97,582; SkyNews shutdown |
| 2021 | 4,955 | −63 | 2,120,073 | 1,015,042 | 1,105,031 | 78 | Donations 1,111,057; grants 229,692; Fees to $101 |
| 2020 | 5,028 | −15 | 843,335 | 818,876 | 24,459 | 63 | COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2010s | |||||||
| 2019 | 5,043 | −23 | 826,152 | 943,322 | (117,170) | 63 | Donations 102,847; grants 175,000; Fees to $86 |
| 2018 | 5,066 | −27 | 614,412 | 751,430 | (137,018) | 55 | Donations+Grant 185,565 |
| 2017 | 5,093 | +177 | 554,692 | 598,010 | (43,318) | 52 | Donations 21,420 |
| 2016 | 4,916 | −65 | 563,584 | 499,293 | 64,291 | 52 | Donations 23,480 |
| 2015 | 4,981 | +221 | 462,738 | 509,825 | (47,087) | 52 | Fees to $75; SkyNews, staff increases, office, postage, computers; Charlottetown lost |
| 2014 | 4,760 | +350 | 464,417 | 453,229 | 11,188 | 49 | Fees to $72 |
| 2013 | 4,410 | +348 | 502,537 | 444,730 | 57,807 | 47 | Family conversion |
| 2012 | 4,062 | +105 | 461,800 | 471,571 | (9,771) | 47 | — |
| 2011 | 3,957 | −38 | 453,417 | 408,390 | 45,027 | 47 | Fees to $70 |
| 2010 | 3,995 | −45 | 427,759 | 447,864 | (20,105) | 44 | — |
| 2000s | |||||||
| 2009 | 4,040 | −176 | 555,469 | 514,964 | 40,505 | 44 | 136 Dupont St. sold ($473k); IYA |
| 2008 | 4,216 | −131 | 459,766 | 517,757 | (57,991) | 44 | Fees to $67; JRASC $17; Sunshine Coast |
| 2007 | 4,347 | +209 | 455,055 | 463,630 | (8,575) | 37 | Fees to $59 |
| 2006 | 4,138 | −304 | 395,248 | 383,178 | 12,070 | 33 | Mississauga; JRASC +$15 |
| 2005 | 4,442 | −227 | 469,107 | 473,289 | (4,182) | 33 | Fees to $55 |
| 2004 | 4,669 | −232 | 411,297 | 451,262 | (39,965) | 30 | Fees to $50 |
| 2003 | 4,901 | +213 | 413,979 | 439,164 | (25,185) | 26.40 | Belleville, Skyways |
| 2002 | 4,688 | +268 | 422,445 | 389,765 | 32,680 | 26.40 | Prince George |
| 2001 | 4,420 | +190 | 393,266 | 368,496 | 24,770 | 26.40 | Fees to $44 |
| 2000 | 4,230 | +447 | 356,015 | 361,687 | (5,672) | 24 | Fees to $40; Charlottetown |
| 1990s | |||||||
| 1999 | 3,783 | +364 | 325,617 | 360,550 | (34,933) | 21.60 | — |
| 1998 | 3,419 | +348 | 311,009 | 290,318 | 20,691 | 21.60 | — |
| 1997 | 3,071 | +221 | 250,604 | 220,385 | 30,219 | 21.60 | Hale-Bopp |
| 1996 | 2,850 | −63 | 240,794 | 210,710 | 30,084 | 21.60 | Hyakutake, SkyNews, Okanagan |
| 1995 | 2,913 | −130 | 237,213 | 190,479 | 46,734 | 21.60 | — |
| 1994 | 3,043 | −19 | 223,724 | 192,830 | 30,894 | 21.60 | Fees to $36 |
| 1993 | 3,062 | −103 | 239,795 | 205,698 | 34,097 | 19.20 | — |
| 1992 | 3,165 | −27 | 229,499 | 216,402 | 13,097 | 19.20 | — |
| 1991 | 3,192 | −361 | 236,410 | 222,140 | 14,270 | 19.20 | Fees to $32 |
| 1990 | 3,553 | −47 | 204,876 | 203,631 | 1,245 | 15 | — |
| 1980s | |||||||
| 1989 | 3,600 | +201 | 196,921 | 213,839 | (16,918) | 15 | — |
| 1988 | 3,399 | −135 | 204,876 | 203,631 | 1,245 | 15 | Thunder Bay |
| 1987 | 3,534 | −30 | 198,897 | 163,364 | 35,533 | 15 | Fees to $25 |
| 1986 | 3,564 | +650 | 197,100 | 174,360 | 22,740 | 12 | Comet Halley |
| 1985 | 2,914 | +144 | 178,851 | 163,579 | 15,272 | 12 | — |
| 1984 | 2,770 | +102 | 146,611 | 139,059 | 7,552 | 12 | — |
| 1983 | 2,668 | −211 | 162,552 | 170,512 | (7,960) | 12 | 136 Dupont St. purchased ($165k) |
| 1982 | 2,879 | −101 | 132,765 | 134,678 | (1,913) | 12 | Fees to $20 |
| 1981 | 2,980 | +290 | 118,694 | 117,255 | 1,439 | — | Sarnia |
| 1980 | 2,690 | −23 | 97,044 | 108,759 | (11,715) | — | Kit-Wat |
| 1970s | |||||||
| 1979 | 2,713 | ? | 100,747 | 94,968 | 5,779 | — | Fees to $16 |
| 1978 | 2,669 | ? | 87,354 | 89,132 | (1,778) | — | — |
| 1977 | 2,479 | +221 | 80,817 | 82,430 | (1,613) | — | — |
| 1976 | 2,258 | +20 | 60,780 | 70,768 | (9,898) | — | 252 College St. sold (net $185k) |
| 1975 | 2,238 | −90 | 63,770 | 67,652 | (3,883) | — | — |
| 1974 | 2,348 | −197 | 67,439 | 62,462 | 4,977 | — | Fees to $12.50 |
| 1973 | 2,545 | −39 | 51,420 | 55,111 | (3,691) | — | — |
| 1972 | 2,584 | +30 | 49,738 | 53,301 | (3,563) | — | — |
| 1971 | 2,554 | +52 | 45,070 | 48,990 | (3,920) | — | — |
| 1970 | 2,502 | −69 | 45,872 | 47,805 | (1,933) | — | — |
| 1960s | |||||||
| 1969 | 2,571 | +141 | 38,132 | 40,381 | (2,249) | — | — |
| 1968 | 2,430 | +204 | 36,147 | 38,998 | (2,850) | — | — |
| 1967 | 2,226 | −68 | 40,031 | 36,115 | 3,915 | — | — |
| 1966 | 2,294 | +38 | 30,406 | 29,466 | 939 | — | — |
| 1965 | 2,256 | +51 | 26,491 | 28,546 | (2,054) | — | — |
| 1964 | 2,205 | +76 | 23,774 | 24,345 | (571) | — | — |
| 1963 | 2,129 | +54 | 22,846 | 23,565 | (718) | — | — |
| 1962 | 2,075 | −14 | 22,296 | 22,932 | (636) | — | — |
| 1961 | 2,089 | — | 21,358 | 21,728 | (369) | — | — |
Notes
All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars. Revenue and expenditure figures are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Green = positive change/surplus. Red = negative change/deficit. Bold fees = increase year. — = no data.
Peak membership: 5,093 (2017). Comet Halley drove a +650 surge in 1986. The RASC purchased 136 Dupont St. in 1983 ($165k) and sold it in 2009 ($473k).