Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 890381882RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,244,535) as filed with the CRA.
Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $24.9M in revenue and $20.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 136 qualified donees totalling $19.3M in 2024, the largest being $1.1M to Wolf Willow Institute for Systems Learning. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The suncor energy foundation's funding priorities are listed below: 1) energy 2) indigenous 3) community 4) community presence a. Suncares 5) suncor energy foundation programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24.9M | $20.2M | — | — | $19.3M | $0 |
| 2023 | $26.4M | $25.1M | — | — | $24M | $23.4M |
| 2022 | $24.4M | $19M | — | — | $17.8M | $22.3M |
| 2021 | $24.1M | $19M | — | — | $18M | $16.7M |
| 2020 | $19.2M | $18.7M | — | — | $17.6M | $11.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $19.3M to 136 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Wolf Willow Institute for Systems Learning$1.1M
- Jane/finch Community and Family Centre$600K
- A New Way Forward Society$500K
- Indspire$500K
- Wood Buffalo Wellness Society$475K
- The Resilience Institute$400K
- Canadian Urban Institute$400K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$319K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$305K
- QUEST - Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow/QUEST$300K
- Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund$300K
- Evergreen$300K
- Community Sector Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$300K
- Indigenous Youth Roots Canada$300K
- Arctic Inspiration Prize Charitable Trust$300K
- The Alberta Ecotrust Foundation$300K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$299K
- Agora Foundation$293K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$291K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$264K
- The Governors of The University of Calgary$250K
- The Calgary Foundation$250K
- Simon Fraser University$250K
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology$250K
- Future Generations Foundation$250K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$690K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam Albeldawi (director); Troy Little (director); Ginni Sangha (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890381882RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.