Fig Tree Charitable Foundation
Public foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 852034172RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($287,515) as filed with the CRA.
Fig Tree Charitable Foundation is a public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $12K in revenue and $288K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $525.
Compared with 3,292 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $30K in 2020 to $12K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Fig tree charitable foundation is a calgary-based group dedicated to helping disadvantaged populations around the world by raising funds for registered international aid and development and collaboration among the calgary-based international development charities. The foundation funds projects that meet its criteria for effective international projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $12K | $288K | $241K | — | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $45K | $81K | $21K | — | $0 | $303K |
| 2021 | $36K | $127K | $42K | — | — | $365K |
| 2020 | $30K | $150K | — | — | — | $430K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $525 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$119K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Sarah Skett (director); Iain Steward (treasurer); Milton Ortega (director); Callee Ellis (chair); Philippe Reicher (director); Craig Pichach (secretary); Julie Cook (director); Michelle Seed (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fig Tree Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 852034172RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.