Waldorf Education Society of Edmonton
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 854935087RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,639,516) as filed with the CRA.
Waldorf Education Society of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, 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 $2.5M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Waldorf education society of edmonton operates the waldorf independent school of edmonton an elementary school for early childhood through to grade 9. Our goal is to explore the child's full potential while nurturing their self-esteem by encouraging the development of a range of additional skills. In this way a lifelong love of learning is cultivated by nourishing the spirit of curiosity.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.3M | $110K | — | -$185K |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.2M | $136K | — | -$90K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.2M | $69K | — | $98K |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.9M | $116K | — | $272K |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $2M | $1.7M | $99K | — | $255K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,99915 positions
- $1–39,99917 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Ziprick (president); Margot Bright (past treasurer); Gregory Moore (director); Alissa Vaughan (executive director); Sarah Freire-Gibb (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Waldorf Education Society of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854935087RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.