The Solon Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 821113644RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($27,146) as filed with the CRA.
The Solon Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $20K in revenue and $27K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,488.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
During the fiscal period programs focused on educational activities through the operation of a primary school in liberia. The school emphasizes the development of foundational literacy and numeracy for students in the surrounding community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20K | $27K | $27K | — | — | $1,581 |
| 2023 | $29K | $23K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $30K | $35K | $35K | — | — | $3,401 |
| 2021 | $22K | $20K | $20K | — | — | $8,608 |
| 2020 | $26K | $23K | $22K | — | — | $6,231 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $1,488 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$20K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephanie Dobrowolski (director); Shaun Ramanat (director); Shaunt Kalloghlian (director); Lauren Curran (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Solon Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 821113644RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.