Government of Northwest Territories
Publicly funded institution · Norman Wells, Northwest Territories · BN 107442691RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($21,993,025) as filed with the CRA.
Government of Northwest Territories is a charitable organization based in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $23M in revenue and $22M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $103K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $200,000–249,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 94 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15.2M in 2020 to $23M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The charity raises funds to support education activities in five schools which operate under the sdec. The schools are k to 12. These activities include sports as well as education activities. It also supports the purchase of equipment such as computers media rooms sports equipment and teachings in daily living such as cooking and baking. Promotes aboriginal culture by funding programs such as: 1.) on the land 2) winter camping 3) photography 4) aboriginal crafts such as beading tanning hides drumming.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23M | $22M | — | — | — | $3.9M |
| 2023 | $19.7M | $19.3M | — | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $18.5M | $17.8M | — | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $18.5M | $17M | — | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $15.2M | $14.9M | — | — | — | $682K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $103K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions94
- Total compensation, all staff$16.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Bourassa (chairperson); McNeely Tamara (trustee); Marry Ann Vital (trustee); Nadine Tatchinron (trustee); Isabel Orlias (trsutee); Sally Horassi (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Government of Northwest Territories’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107442691RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.