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.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Other gifts$7,964,424
- Investment income$456,033
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
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.