Headwater Learning Solutions Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 811577188RR0001 · Research
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,225,931) as filed with the CRA.
Headwater Learning Solutions Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under research. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 74% from other charities.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $8,000 in 2024, the largest being $8,000 to Saskatoon Community Foundation - Alphonsine Lafond Fund for. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $709K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To further education by conducting research particularly through classroom based application info 21st century teaching methodologies utilizing recent technological advances to improve learning outcomes and to publish results thereof. To further education by establishing educational institutions dedicated to 21st century teaching methodologies to advance the education of all people especially society's youth. To further education by collaborating with other educational institutions to identify and publicize promising education practices and to assist in the identification and develo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $490K | — | $8,000 | $10 |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $787K | $8,924 | $12K | $11 |
| 2022 | $942K | $942K | $447K | $3,750 | $3,000 | $10 |
| 2021 | $561K | $561K | $322K | — | — | $10 |
| 2020 | $709K | $709K | $450K | — | — | $9 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Saskatoon Community Foundation - Alphonsine Lafond Fund for$8,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$174K
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 Solutions Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 811577188RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.