Bowstrings Heritage Foundation
Private foundation · Banff, Alberta · BN 780286332RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($264,947) as filed with the CRA.
Bowstrings Heritage Foundation is a private foundation based in Banff, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $963K in revenue and $265K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.9M.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $32 in 2020 to $963K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the foundation is to protect preserve and provide education on significant heritage sites and properties in canada. The foundation has acquired three historical properties and restoration activities are underway.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $963K | $265K | $136K | — | — | $5.6M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $143K | $38K | — | — | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $218K | $157K | $62K | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2021 | $4M | $74K | $17K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $32 | $176K | $735 | — | — | -$176K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.9M from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$75K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Poole (chair); Marie Hughes-Poole (secretary); Pierre Desrochers (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bowstrings Heritage Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 780286332RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.