University nuhelot'ine tthaiyots'i nistameymakânak Blue Quills
Publicly funded institution · ST Paul, Alberta · BN 138003231RR0003 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,638,958) as filed with the CRA.
University nuhelot'ine tthaiyots'i nistameymakânak Blue Quills is a charitable organization based in ST Paul, Alberta, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $9M in revenue and $8.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $402K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 49 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.6M in 2020 to $9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Operation of a post-secondary education institution offering a variety of academic training courses ranging from adult education to a doctorate program in indigenous studies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9M | $8.6M | $8.1M | $53K | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $9.8M | $9.4M | $9M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $9.5M | $8.6M | $8.2M | — | — | $777K |
| 2021 | $9.4M | $9.4M | $9M | — | — | -$53K |
| 2020 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.2M | — | — | -$121K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $402K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions49
- Total compensation, all staff$4.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Amahoose (co-chairperson); Georgette Dion (secretary treasurer); Dallas Waskahat (board member); Thomas Piche (board member); Leonard Jackson (board member); Charles Cardinal (chairperson).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from University nuhelot'ine tthaiyots'i nistameymakânak Blue Quills’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138003231RR0003), or read how we compute the receipt.