Friends of the University of Alberta Botanic Garden
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 118933308RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,457) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the University of Alberta Botanic Garden is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $81K in revenue and $5,457 in expenditures.
In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $36K in 2020 to $81K in 2024.
In its own words
To support the development and maintenance of the university of alberta botanic garden. To raise funds for the support of the garden. To enhance the public's enjoyment and appreciation of the university of alberta botanic garden
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81K | $5,457 | $0 | — | $0 | $175K |
| 2023 | $96K | $127K | — | — | — | $48K |
| 2022 | $51K | $16K | $11K | — | — | $79K |
| 2021 | $271K | $9,588 | $7,957 | — | — | $43K |
| 2020 | $36K | $98K | — | — | $83K | -$62K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $23K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$4,412
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the University of Alberta Botanic Garden’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118933308RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.