Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 828373639RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($712,743) as filed with the CRA.
Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $693K in revenue and $713K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 70% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $26K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,500 in 2024, the largest being $2,500 to Alberta Champions Society in Recognition of Community Enrichment. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $237K in 2020 to $693K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To advance education for the public by providing visual art forums mentorship programs and Artist in Residence programs focusing on First Nations' history. To advance the public's appreciation of the arts by presenting high-quality artistic performances and exhibiting First Nations' Inuit & Metis art forms and To do all such things as are ancillary or incidental to the attainment of the above purposes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $693K | $713K | $609K | — | $2,500 | $1,907 |
| 2023 | $982K | $910K | $808K | — | — | $38K |
| 2022 | $199K | $242K | $195K | — | $30 | -$50K |
| 2021 | $528K | $685K | $612K | — | — | -$5,767 |
| 2020 | $237K | $174K | $102K | — | — | $151K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $26K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$219K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tracy McHugh (chair); Cara BigPlume (director); Holliston Logan (secretary); Peter McPherson (treasurer); Paula Smith (director); Amanda Vermillion (director); Cody Lefthand (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828373639RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.