Inside Education Society of Alberta
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 101894319RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,019,004) as filed with the CRA.
Inside Education Society of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations, 21% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $450K.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $200 in 2024, the largest being $200 to Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Inside Education programs aim to create generations of engaged citizens who understand the important relationships betweenenvironment economy and society and who think critically and creatively about environmental topics and actively participate in guiding a bright future for all Albertans. Specifi cally Inside Education designs and delivers curriculum-relevant education programs related to forests wildlife water energy climate change and agriculture. These programs consider multiple perspectives cultivate critical thinking and encourage environmentalstewardship.Our award winning program…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2M | $1.7M | $96K | $200 | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.5M | $82K | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $88K | — | $714K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $937K | $86K | $20 | $951K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $860K | $77K | $0 | $980K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $200 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $450K from 9 charities:
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$229K
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$150K
- Alberta Conservation Association$27K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$23K
- The Calgary Foundation$10K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$5,500
- The Nature Conservancy of Canada$5,000
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$500
- Canadahelps Canadon$115
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Green (director); Robert Harris (director); Neil Korotash (director); Helen Colbourne (director); Trent Zacharias (director); Billy-Joe Lafortune (director); Vicki Lightbown (director); Allison Mostowich (director); Chloe Sprecker (director); Jason Toner (director); Catherine Ohler (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Inside Education Society of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 101894319RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.