Ben Stelter Foundation
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 772701215RR0001 · Research · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($218,782) as filed with the CRA.
Ben Stelter Foundation is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $219K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.3M.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 79% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
1. Creating magical experiences for kids battling cancer to create life-long memories with their families. We are now accepting applications for magical experiences. 2. Reducing the financial burden for families that require advanced medical equipment at home for their kids. 3. Funding outcome based research to find better treatments and possible cures for glioblastoma and other pediatric cancers. 4. Investing in unique creative innovative entrepreneurial projects and entities that help with cancer treatments and potential cures.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $219K | $61K | $47K | $25K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $952K | $19K | — | — | — | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.3M from 10 charities:
- Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation$719K
- Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation$520K
- NHL Foundation Canada$25K
- The ST. Albert School Division and the Board of Trustees of ST. Albert School Division$11K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,890
- Cam & Dawn Allard Family Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$958
- Beatrice Stevens Memorial Foundation Inc.$533
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$131
- Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$76K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ashif Mawji (director); Doug Goss (director); Mary Schlosser (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ben Stelter Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 772701215RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.