Aurora Learning Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 887326106RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($854,070) as filed with the CRA.
Aurora Learning Foundation is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $854K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations, 13% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $466K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $413K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The organization runs a private christian school for grades 3-12
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $854K | $648K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $739K | $669K | $591K | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $498K | $658K | $577K | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $523K | $500K | $480K | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $413K | $442K | $425K | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $466K from 1 charity:
- Caned Foundation$466K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$669K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Russell Devenish (secretary); Wesley Bond (treasurer); Lance Clippingdale (president); Jacob Mathers (director); Vern Ridewood (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Aurora Learning Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887326106RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.