Athabasca Watershed Council
Publicly funded institution · Athabasca, Alberta · BN 800625469RR0001 · Environment
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($439,311) as filed with the CRA.
Athabasca Watershed Council is a charitable organization based in Athabasca, Alberta, classified by the CRA under environment. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $445K in revenue and $439K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 83 environmental institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 490 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $218K in 2020 to $445K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
The athabasca watershed council is committed to demonstrate leadership and informed decision making in the athabasca watershed by bringing stakeholders and indigenous peoples together to promote foster respect and plan for an ecologocally healthy watershed that supports social responsibility and economic sustainability.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $445K | $439K | $133K | $5,499 | — | $107K |
| 2023 | $313K | $291K | $84K | $1,060 | — | $101K |
| 2022 | $366K | $368K | $163K | $4,227 | — | $79K |
| 2021 | $352K | $355K | $5,203 | $3,408 | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $218K | $235K | $50K | $14K | — | $84K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $17K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions490
- Total compensation, all staff$271K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Buchanan (director); Brian Deheer (director); Ida Edwards (treasurer); Kendra Gilbert (vice president); Julie Hink (director); Sterling Johnson (director); Scott Ketcheson (director); Alyssa-Mae Laviolette (director); Janice Linehan (director); Dean Litzenberger (director); Robb Minns (director); Daniel Moore (president); Laura Pekkola (director); Cleo Reece (director); Petra Rowell (executive director); Danna Schock (director); Abdi Siad-Omar (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Athabasca Watershed Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800625469RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.