Canterbury Foundation
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 887411791RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($19,649,245) as filed with the CRA.
Canterbury Foundation is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $14.9M in revenue and $19.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $200,000–249,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 147 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Canterbury foundation ('the foundation') is incorporated under the societies act of the province of alberta. The foundation was formed by members of the anglican parishes st. Timothy's and christ church to provide in a christian manner a continuing and comprehensive not-for-profit care and support system for seniors. Programs include but not limited to continued operations of these senior facilities home support provided by qualified and licenced nursing staff social worker chaplain services provision of daily meals and daily scheduled activities. The foundation owns and operates…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.9M | $19.6M | $16.9M | $339K | — | $675K |
| 2023 | $13.6M | $17.5M | $11.8M | $224K | — | $5M |
| 2022 | $11.3M | $14.4M | $10.1M | $174K | — | $8.7M |
| 2021 | $13.8M | $13.5M | $9.2M | $223K | — | $11.8M |
| 2020 | $13M | $13M | $8.8M | $203K | — | $11.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions147
- Total compensation, all staff$11M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Paul (past chair); J.diann Bowes (chair); Jo-Ann Sherlock (director); Tyson Breitkreutz (treasurer); Linda Wood Edwards (secretary); Kelly McClung (vice chair); J.philip Warner (director); Graham Henderson (director); Penny Holmes (director); David Hopkyns (director); Clare Stewart (honorary director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canterbury Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887411791RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.