The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 119247575RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($283,216) as filed with the CRA.
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Foundation is a public foundation based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing education. 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 $283K in revenue and $283K in expenditures.
In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,398.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $191K in 2024, the largest being $191K to Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $120K in 2020 to $283K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
The NAIT Foundation raises funds to support the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Funds are used for: -scholarships and bursaries granted to NAIT students -operational costs capital equipment needs in support of NAIT's educational programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $283K | $283K | — | — | $191K | $0 |
| 2023 | $179K | $179K | — | $106K | $74K | $0 |
| 2022 | $143K | $143K | — | $99K | $44K | $0 |
| 2021 | $11K | $11K | — | — | $11K | $0 |
| 2020 | $120K | $120K | — | — | $117K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $191K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $6,398 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Jo Gunter (president&ceo trustee officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119247575RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.