The Resilience Institute
Charitable organization · Canmore, Alberta · BN 791734460RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,310,484) as filed with the CRA.
The Resilience Institute is a charitable organization based in Canmore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from government, 70% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $751K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $338K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The organization develops educational programs & conducts active participatory research on climate change & sustainability. Priority program areas include developing the capacity of Indigenous Communities to adapt to climate impacts & reduce risks to disasters. Programs are designed to engage women youth and students in weaving local and scientific knowledge.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $31K | — | $71K |
| 2023 | $674K | $664K | $514K | $2,610 | — | $64K |
| 2022 | $543K | $524K | $435K | $6,941 | $0 | $54K |
| 2021 | $365K | $351K | $245K | $8,890 | — | $34K |
| 2020 | $338K | $326K | $264K | $649 | — | $21K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $751K from 6 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$237K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shawn Marshall (board chair); Barrie Nault (board vice chair); Therese Greenwood (director); David Sauchyn (director); Andy Dobson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Resilience Institute’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 791734460RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.