The Conservation Education W I S E Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Calgary, Alberta · BN 899765358RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($445,817) as filed with the CRA.
The Conservation Education W I S E Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. 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 $549K in revenue and $446K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 54 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,336 in 2024, the largest being $3,336 to The Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association.
In its own words
To direct funding toward the volunteer instructed programs their administrative requirements camp functions classroom activities and long range planning for supplies staff and facilities. Wildlife as our function; In trust as our objective; Safekeeping as our goal; and Education as our tool.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $549K | $446K | $435K | — | $3,336 | $475K |
| 2023 | $498K | $454K | — | — | — | $372K |
| 2022 | $478K | $348K | $348K | — | — | $328K |
| 2021 | $434K | $344K | $318K | — | — | $198K |
| 2020 | $470K | $644K | — | — | $296K | $108K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,336 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association$3,336
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$397K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Conservation Education W I S E Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899765358RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.