Girls Forward Foundation
Charitable organization · Canmore, Alberta · BN 830781613RR0002 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($562,446) as filed with the CRA.
Girls Forward Foundation is a charitable organization based in Canmore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $570K in revenue and $562K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 9% from government. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $459K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Girls forward foundation is a registered canadian charity committed to empowering girls through sports physical activity and education. We aim to build confidence and leadership skills by hosting a wide range of national and local events and programs both in-person and virtual. Developed by industry leaders we deliver an evidence-based curriculum in our programs which addresses importance topics such as removing barriers and promoting positive body image. We actively collaborate with diverse communities and organizations to create opportunities for girls to connect with each other and with…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $570K | $562K | $386K | $68K | — | $47K |
| 2023 | $366K | $431K | $282K | $20K | — | $40K |
| 2022 | $308K | $436K | $260K | $59K | — | $105K |
| 2021 | $324K | — | $319K | $65K | — | $233K |
| 2020 | $424K | $313K | $257K | $9,860 | $0 | $342K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $459K from 17 charities:
- Silver Gummy$211K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$62K
- MLSE Foundation$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- Canadahelps Canadon$33K
- OSEG Foundation$21K
- Calgary Flames Foundation$10K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$5,821
- Canada Running Series Foundation/Fondation Circuit du Canada$5,700
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$5,172
- Toronto Foundation$5,000
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$2,600
- Wolfe Pack Warriors Foundation$2,000
- Aqueduct Foundation$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$923
- Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches et Bas-Saint laurent$290
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$306K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ayesha Hana Ali (director); Sophia Dhrolia (board chair); Fahreen Kurji (director); Beje Amethyst Melamed-Turkish (director); Candace Lea Moody (director); Gina Dawn Mulic (director); Olivia Bridget Oldfield (director); Allison Lindsey Swelin (director); Stefan Mark Underwood (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Girls Forward Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 830781613RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.