Support the Canadian Tank Museum's Capital Expansion!
In 2024, the Ontario Regiment Museum took a great leap forward, re-branding itself as the Canadian Tank Museum. Our volunteer-led museum has long been known for having the largest collection of operational military vehicles in North America. These vehicles and the volunteers who operate them are the cornerstone of our programming and community engagement. Our presence in our community and on the international stage has led to record visitation, exceeding our pre-pandemic visitation by 20%. Changing our name to represent ourselves as a national museum was the natural decision to continue our mission.
To take the next step forward, we now call on our community for your continued support. The Canadian Tank Museum is planning a capital expansion, with the ultimate goal of building a brand-new museum facility on the museum’s grounds. Our capital expansion was announced last year during our marquee Aquino Tank Weekend event. This announcement was the culmination of a decade-long effort to secure the necessary support from the municipal and federal governments to build our dream facility here in the heart of the Durham region. Now that we have the approvals, we now must focus on financing the construction of the building. This is where our community, both locally, nationally and internationally can come together to help.
As you know, the Canadian Tank Museum is a registered not-for-profit charity, and we rely on revenue from our admissions, filming contracts, tank rides, and events to fund our continued operations and our expansion fund planning. This is a monumental undertaking for an organisation of our size, so funding from external sources and donors must be secured to achieve our ultimate goal. We are launching a micro-donation campaign to get the ball rolling, supplementing a reserve of funds to finance our expansion initiatives. These funds will be used to pay for architectural and engineering planning, promotional materials, and permit fees.
To contribute to this micro-donation campaign, please click on the link below to be redirected to our payment processing platform Qgiv. Please note that this is a micro-donation campaign, and can only process one-time donations up to $49. If you are able and willing to donate larger sums on a one-time or recurring basis, please reach out to Brian Morningstar, Museum Development Officer to process your donation and receive a tax receipt.
For more information about the Museum and its expansion plans; or to discuss larger, corporate, legacy, or ongoing donations please contact Brian Morningstar, Museum Development Officer. You can reach Brian via the following methods:
Email: brian@tankmuseum.ca
Phone: 905-728-6199 ext. 121
Mail: 1000 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1J 5P5
As some of our earliest supporters in this campaign, you are helping us out at the ground level of this capital campaign and will be acknowledged accordingly. If you wish to make the donation out in your own name or behalf of someone else, your name will be recorded and referenced as our earliest supporters. On behalf of the Canadian Tank Museum, I thank you for taking the time to consider supporting the future of our museum.
– Brian Morningstar, Museum Development Officer
To learn more about our expansion efforts and what it will mean to our organisation, please view the Youtube video below.
