H W Siebens Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 890856172RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,931,274) as filed with the CRA.
H W Siebens Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $8.4M in revenue and $9.9M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 164 qualified donees totalling $9.3M in 2024, the largest being $845K to Educationmatters. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Provide donations and grants to canadian charitie and not for profit govenrment-controlled entities. The charity also has a program where it matches employee donation to canadian registered charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.4M | $9.9M | $638K | — | $9.3M | $7.6M |
| 2023 | $8.4M | $8.9M | $777K | — | $8.1M | $9.1M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $9M | $754K | — | $8.2M | $9.6M |
| 2021 | $13.2M | $7.9M | — | — | $7.3M | $14.8M |
| 2020 | $8M | $9M | — | — | $8.2M | $9.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9.3M to 164 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Educationmatters$845K
- Take a Hike Youth Mental Health Foundation$365K
- Hope Air$289K
- Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc$285K
- Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba Inc.$255K
- YWCA British Columbia$245K
- The West Central Women's Resource Centre Inc.$215K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon and Area Inc.$210K
- Acorn Family Place Inc.$185K
- United Way of Regina$171K
- Freedom International School Inc.$170K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Regina and area Inc.$166K
- Saskatoon Open Door Society Inc.$165K
- Regina Early Learning Centre Inc.$165K
- YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Inc.$150K
- Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc.$150K
- Hollyburn Community Services Society$135K
- Cowichan Women Against Violence Society$134K
- Saskatoon Friendship Inn$121K
- Edmonton Gleaners Association$115K
- Manitoba Food Charter Inc.$110K
- Knowles Centre Inc.$110K
- Hollyburn Community Services Society$110K
- Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta$108K
- Hope Restored Canada$105K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$467K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Rae (executive director); Kate Pedlow (director); Darren Stark (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from H W Siebens Charitable Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890856172RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.