RiverWatch Institute of Alberta
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 889731857RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,021,845) as filed with the CRA.
RiverWatch Institute of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $833K in revenue and $1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,105.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $326K in 2020 to $833K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Environmental field studies for secondary science students: -advance education by organizing and deliverying programs projects science curriculum supplements field trips and other tours that assist teachers students and others in the study of the environment. -organize raft float trips to provide experiential and curriculum-based science filed studies that help students understand environmental monitoring in acquatic ecosystems -citizen science program engages volunteers who have an interest in water quality to perform water monitoring in local creeks and streams
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $833K | $1M | — | — | — | $69K |
| 2023 | $747K | $760K | — | — | — | $258K |
| 2022 | $416K | $497K | $418K | — | — | $271K |
| 2021 | $464K | $509K | $348K | $54K | — | $352K |
| 2020 | $326K | $395K | $244K | $49K | — | $396K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,105 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$673K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joanne Steimann (secretary); Mike Tyler (vice president); Kyle Fawcett (president); Geoff Heise (director); Kathy Barnhardt (director); Chris O'Brien (director); Al Borkent (treasurer); Borjnson Christian (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from RiverWatch Institute of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889731857RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.