Headwater Learning Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 821097086RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,013,740) as filed with the CRA.
Headwater Learning Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $5M in revenue and $4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 70% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $71K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $902K in 2024, the largest being $902K to Headwater Learning Solutions Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To assist qualified charitable donees with promoting fostering and maintaining high quality of education programs by providing them with funds equipment and capital assets through gifts sale and/or lease. To receive gifts bequests trust funds and property to hold invest develop manage administer and distribute property for the above purpose. To establish and maintain endowment funds for the benefit of qualified donees with similar charitable purposes. To provide prizes bursaries fellowships and scholarships for the purpose of advancing education of students of qualified d…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5M | $4M | $2.9M | $104K | $902K | $13.9M |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $3.7M | $2.5M | $101K | $952K | $13M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $3.5M | $2.3M | $13K | $1M | $12.3M |
| 2021 | $4.7M | $3.1M | $2.5M | — | $398K | $13.8M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $2.9M | $2.3M | — | $367K | $12.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $902K to 1 qualified donee:
- Headwater Learning Solutions Foundation$902K
Received $71K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Robinson (vice chairman); Gary Purcell (chairman); James Gray (director); Lawrence Lee (secretary treasurer); Marion Burnyeat (director); Tom Graham (director); Sharon Friesen (director); Cameron Plewes (director); Doug Schweitzer (director); Michelle Rousseau (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Headwater Learning Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 821097086RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.