Community Energy Association
Charitable organization · Fernie, British Columbia · BN 896159308RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,777,143) as filed with the CRA.
Community Energy Association is a charitable organization based in Fernie, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.8M in revenue and $5.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $502K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.6M in 2020 to $5.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Provide a forum for dialogue and education on sustainable energy issues Build capacity of communities municipalities and First Nations on energy sustainability education activities Research develop and provide community energy planning tools on land use transportation buildings infrastructure and alternative energy Encourage active engagement of communities in energy sustainability by recognizing leadership in community energy awareness Build public awareness on community energy sustainability through educational activities Provide referral services to organizations in resource availabilit…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.8M | $5.8M | $5M | — | — | $680K |
| 2023 | $4.8M | $5.2M | $4.8M | — | — | $609K |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.8M | $3.5M | — | — | $939K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $0 | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $502K from 8 charities:
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$200K
- Fondation Écho /echo Foundation$91K
- Ivey Foundation$75K
- Chisholm Thomson Family Foundation$50K
- The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation$36K
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$30K
- The Catherine Donnelly Foundation$20K
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$3.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robyn Wark (treasurer until 20-jun-2024); Scott Sinclair (member at large); John Madden (member at large); Richard Logtenberg (chair); Anna Mathewson (member at large); Stephanie Yen (member at large); Stephen Roddick (member at large); Melanie McCollum (member at large); Allison Ashcroft (member at large); Derek de Candole (member at large); Paul Murray (treasurer since 20-june-2024).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Energy Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896159308RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.