CAAN Communities Alliances & Networks
Publicly funded institution · Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan · BN 888780178RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,410,720) as filed with the CRA.
CAAN Communities Alliances & Networks is a charitable organization based in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $6.4M in revenue and $6.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,286.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 26 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $663K in 2024, the largest being $118K to Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.6M in 2020 to $6.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Various research programs on indigenous peoples living with HIV Hepatitis C and other STBBI in order to support them to live healthy and wholistic lives. Various programs to support indigenous poeple communities and service people. Empowering them to make informed decisions in regards to their health and wellness. Promoting HIV/AIDS prevention and harm reduction strategies that respect cultural protocols.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.4M | $6.4M | $5.7M | — | — | -$354K |
| 2023 | $4.8M | — | $4.2M | — | — | -$360K |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2,500 | — | -$420K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M | — | — | -$431K |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | — | -$440K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $663K to 7 qualified donees:
- Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation$118K
- Ka Ni Kanichihk$109K
- All Nations Hope$109K
- Ontario Aboriginal Hiv/aids Strategy$108K
- Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society$81K
- Sunshine House$70K
- Carier Sekani Family Services$68K
Received $2,286 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions26
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Danita Wahpoosewyan (board chair); Gayle Pruden (board co-chair); Patti Tait (secretary); Jared BigCanoe (executive); Mathew Fleury (chair); Edward Wilson.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from CAAN Communities Alliances & Networks’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888780178RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.