Light Up the World
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 890802176RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($516,861) as filed with the CRA.
Light Up the World is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $563K in revenue and $517K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $54K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
1) Social Enterprise in Peru providing solar products to off-grid communities. 2) Solar education and training programs to participants from academic institutions and to the general public 3) Group volunteer programs organized with corporate and academic partners to bring solar energy to off-grid communities in Latin America. 4) Development of projects to bring satellite internet to off-grid communities in Peru.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $563K | $517K | $299K | — | — | $159K |
| 2023 | $637K | $557K | $318K | — | — | $79K |
| 2022 | $279K | $313K | $137K | $52K | — | -$551 |
| 2021 | $490K | $577K | $450K | $57K | — | $35K |
| 2020 | $688K | $614K | $393K | $108K | — | $124K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $54K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$157K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Bate (chariman); Bill Meeker (director); Dave Irvine-Halliday (director emeritus); Kayla Zachariassen (director and board secretary); Ray Mckay (director); Darren Maley (director); Andrew Langille (director); Cherise Nielsen (director); Michelle Dixon-Parent (director); Grady Semmens (director); Barbara Sinclair (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Light Up the World’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890802176RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.