Esker Foundation
Private foundation · Foothills, Alberta · BN 802236315RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,094,777) as filed with the CRA.
Esker Foundation is a private foundation based in Foothills, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $48.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $2.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Curating and public display of art art education via public lectures and workshops volunteer program see attached notes to financial statements for details of exhibitions
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.1M | — | — | $920K |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $2M | — | — | — | $383K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.7M | — | — | — | $342K |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.7M | — | — | — | $379K |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | — | $217K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $48 from 1 charity:
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
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$693K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Hill (president); Susan Hill (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Esker Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 802236315RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.