Oldman WaterShed Council
Publicly funded institution · Lethbridge, Alberta · BN 840029078RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($810,628) as filed with the CRA.
Oldman WaterShed Council is a charitable organization based in Lethbridge, Alberta, 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 $945K in revenue and $811K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 57% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $94K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
The council consists of staff and owc members who work collaboratively with all stakeholders to improve the oldman river watershed through various programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $945K | $811K | $648K | — | — | $772K |
| 2023 | $848K | $770K | $638K | $1,600 | — | $638K |
| 2022 | $1M | $932K | $766K | — | — | $560K |
| 2021 | $590K | $509K | $315K | — | — | $461K |
| 2020 | $672K | $526K | $346K | — | — | $380K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $94K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$431K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Henk De Vlieger (director); Errol Kutcher (director); Kent Bullock (director); Linda Cerney (director); Lori Goater (director); Mike Swystun (director); Randall Wolf Tail (director); Andrew Hurly (vice chair); Douglas Kaupp (chair); Mike Bruised Head Chief Bird (director); Erik Cline (director); Todd McCoy (director); Rick Cooke (director); Cam Francis (director); Martin Van Diemen (director); Michael Wagner (director); Autumn Barns (treasurer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Oldman WaterShed Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840029078RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.