Ignite Centre for eLearning
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 708142476RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,439,630) as filed with the CRA.
Ignite Centre for eLearning is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,216.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $799K in 2022 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To raise public awareness and funds for ignite alberta institute for learning.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1,997 | — | -$323K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $20K | — | -$473K |
| 2022 | $799K | $1M | $1M | — | — | -$288K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,216 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wayne Braun (treasurer); Billie-Jo Grant (director indig. rel.); Val Guiltner (director); Melissa Malasheski (director); Ashley McKillop (director); Katherine Toogood (board chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ignite Centre for eLearning’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 708142476RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.