Heritage Calgary
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 782117691RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($882,812) as filed with the CRA.
Heritage Calgary is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $950K in revenue and $883K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,164.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $437K in 2020 to $950K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Advise city council on all matters relating to heritage resources in Calgary. Evaluating potential heritage sites and maintaining inventory of evaluated historic resources. Promoting public awareness of Calgary's heritage.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $950K | $883K | $830K | — | — | $173K |
| 2023 | $803K | $797K | $730K | — | — | $106K |
| 2022 | $696K | $687K | $624K | — | — | $100K |
| 2021 | $791K | $792K | $559K | — | — | $91K |
| 2020 | $437K | $423K | $223K | — | — | $92K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,164 from 3 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$3,044
- Canada Gives$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$120
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$478K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Leppard (chair); Lauren Herschel (vice chair); Patricia O'Reilly (director); Jessica Park (director); Paula Overguard (treasurer); Brent Cooper (2nd vice-chair); Avnish Mehta (director); Kathy McCrum (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Heritage Calgary’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 782117691RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.