The Transition Accelerator
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 868709387RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,979,888) as filed with the CRA.
The Transition Accelerator is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $8M in revenue and $7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from government, 74% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6.3M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $867K in 2020 to $8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The primary objective of the organization is to work with researchers industry experts government decision makers and civil society leaders to direct disruption to solve business and social challenges white buileding emissions reductions into the solutions
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8M | $7M | $6.7M | — | — | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $8.4M | $6.1M | $5.8M | — | — | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $2.9M | $2.8M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $857K |
| 2020 | $867K | $937K | $849K | — | — | $281K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6.3M from 9 charities:
- Ivey Foundation$5M
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$480K
- GiftPact Foundation Inc.$300K
- RBC Foundation$175K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$150K
- The J W McConnell Family Foundation$150K
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$50K
- The Dickhout Family Foundation$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,656
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$2.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Odendahl (director); Stephen Huddart (director); Myrzah Bello (director); Bruce Lourie (director); Jane Ann McDonald (director); Roger Dickhout (director); Janet Annesley (director); Roger Bouchemin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Transition Accelerator’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868709387RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.