Daughters of Zion Women Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 754534071RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($131,740) as filed with the CRA.
Daughters of Zion Women Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $210K in revenue and $132K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $300.
Compared with 62 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $111K in 2020 to $210K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Meetings & Retreats - Our ministry organizes meetings on a monthly and quarterly basis as well as an annual retreat. Our meetings and retreats seek to provide women with a supportive and uplifting environment giving them emotional and spiritual support. Seminars & Workshops - Our ministry organizes free seminars and workshops which seek to equip women to have successful careers weather in the workplace or as entrepreneurs by offering training and teaching essential skills. Women who attend these events see personal growth and development as well as new skills enabling them to be strong l…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $210K | $132K | $132K | $0 | $0 | $93K |
| 2023 | $65K | $55K | $41K | — | $0 | $63K |
| 2022 | $85K | $88K | $88K | — | $0 | $80K |
| 2021 | $174K | $169K | $169K | $0 | $0 | $82K |
| 2020 | $111K | $97K | $97K | $0 | $0 | $13K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $300 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$12K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Oluyemisi Obasan (president); Oyindamola Obasan (director); Oyinkansola Obasan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Daughters of Zion Women Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 754534071RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.