Shaw Family Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 119147874RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,024,590) as filed with the CRA.
Shaw Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported -$13.8M in revenue and $12M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,500.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 23 qualified donees totalling $11.3M in 2024, the largest being $7M to Glenbow - Alberta Institute. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Foundation donates to qualified donees to support community education and health initiatives environmental protection plus disaster and poverty relief.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -$13.8M | $12M | — | $0 | $11.3M | $266.2M |
| 2023 | $139.9M | $8.6M | — | — | $7.9M | $292.1M |
| 2022 | $9.1M | $0 | — | — | — | $161.1M |
| 2021 | $60.7M | $4.3M | — | — | $3.7M | $156.8M |
| 2020 | -$8.3M | $3.9M | — | — | $3.7M | $100.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $11.3M to 23 qualified donees:
- Glenbow - Alberta Institute$7M
- Alberta Cancer Foundation$1M
- Hull Services$912K
- Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation$500K
- Ecotrust Canada$250K
- Calgary Police Foundation$250K
- Township of ST. Clair$245K
- Regional Food Distribution Association of Northwestern Ontario$200K
- Habitat for Humanity Southern Alberta Society$200K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$200K
- Community of Christ$185K
- Kidsport Society of Calgary$100K
- The Fraser Institute$82K
- Alberta Ballet Company$50K
- Clean Scene Network for Youth Society$40K
- Kids Cancer CARE Foundation of Alberta$30K
- The New Marine Centre Society$25K
- Living Lakes Canada Society$25K
- Prospect Human Services Society$20K
- Philanthropic Foundations Canada/fondations Philanthropiques Canada$16K
- Start2Finish Canada$10K
- The Governors of the University of Alberta$2,650
- ST. Joseph's Hospice Resource Centre of Sarnia Lambton$1,750
Received $3,500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$371K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Julie Shaw (director/chair); Brad Shaw (director/co-vice chair); Carol Shaw (director); Heather Shaw (director/co-vice chair); Haley Palmer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shaw Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119147874RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.