Meewasin Valley Authority
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 119037042RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,852,785) as filed with the CRA.
Meewasin Valley Authority is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $7M in revenue and $5.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 59% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 26 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.9M in 2020 to $7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Design and construction of new riverbank amenities and trails. Restoration of natural areas including conservation grazing prescribed fire invasive species removal and tree planting. Interpretive park signage. Operation of Beaver Creek Conservation Area and Visitor Centre. Operation of Meewasin public skating rink. Experiences and community events related to nature and activities throughout the valley. Volunteer support for resource management initiatives. Maintenance of canoe launches and beaches. Free cross-country ski lessons and tours and environmental education for youth. Valley-w…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7M | $5.9M | $4.8M | $165K | — | $8.6M |
| 2023 | $7.2M | $5.5M | $4.3M | $312K | $16K | $7.6M |
| 2022 | $6.9M | $6.2M | $5.1M | $329K | $16K | $5.9M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $3.7M | $2.5M | $359K | $16K | $5.2M |
| 2020 | $3.9M | $3.5M | $2.3M | $293K | $16K | $4.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.4M from 15 charities:
- University of Saskatchewan$656K
- Weston Family Foundation$403K
- RBC Foundation$105K
- Trans Canada trail / Sentier transcanadien$95K
- Park People$75K
- The Canadian Association of Science Centres$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- TD Friends of the Environment Foundation$8,063
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,133
- Link Charity Canada Inc$2,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,407
- Abundance Canada$500
- United Way of Saskatoon and Area$242
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$72
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$50
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions26
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Stoicheff (director); Bev Dubois (director); Sarina Gersher (director); Mark Feader (vice chairperson); Charlie Clark (director); Gurpartap Kals (director); Angela Bedard-Haughn (chairperson); Julian Demkiw (director); Kurtis Boyer (director); Shantelle Watson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Meewasin Valley Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119037042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.