National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association
Publicly funded institution · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 829821164RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,084,958) as filed with the CRA.
National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $930K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $135K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The charity is mandated to provide the first nations and aboriginal communities of canada with relevant up-to-date and financially responsible information and resources regarding the establishment structure and management of trusts as a vehicle to achieve and further the unique goals aspirations and objectives of the various communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $930K | $1.1M | $702K | — | — | $161K |
| 2023 | $713K | $848K | $565K | — | — | $315K |
| 2022 | $708K | $584K | $460K | — | — | $451K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $778K | — | $25K | $326K |
| 2020 | $967K | $900K | $683K | — | — | $181K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $135K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$218K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kain Big Canoe (director); Leith Cardinal (board chair); Mark Dokis (director); Marilyn Jacko (director); Wayne Kaboni (director); Maxine Netro-Fehr (director); Janine Pitawanakwat (vice chair); Sharon Stevenson (secretary); Suzanne Trottier (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 829821164RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.