Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority
Charitable organization · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · BN 130874902RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,058,536) as filed with the CRA.
Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority is a charitable organization based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $6.1M in revenue and $6.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $446K.
Compared with 414 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 33 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.5M in 2020 to $6.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
1) Provide and present cultural information on Northern Plains First Nations people; (2) Create and present Indigenous and cultural awareness programs; (3) Partner and provide resources with schools to present programming created to compliment current curriculum; (4) Create special programs presented by Elders and traditional knowledge keepers; (5) Provide Tipi Village sleepovers and cultural camps; (6) Provide Archaeological programs tours and interpretations; (7) Provide First Nations dance music and artistic performances on- and off-site; (8) Provide a venue for spiritual ceremonies; (9)…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.1M | $6.1M | $4.7M | $250K | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $6.1M | $5.9M | $4.6M | $282K | $8,434 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $4.7M | $3.1M | $65K | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $4.4M | $3M | $147K | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $2M | $115K | — | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $446K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions33
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Felix Thomas (chair); Zach Jeffries (city of saskatoon rep); Terry Jensen (province of saskatchewan rep); Edward Lerat (fsin rep); Ernie Walker (director at large); Wayne Brownlee (vice chair); Vance McNab (director at large); Dawn Wallin (university of saskatchewan rep); Michael Linklater (director at large); Brown Jared (director at large); Jasmine Cole (director at large); Sarina Gersher (meewasin valley authority rep); Sascha Sasbrink-Harkema (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130874902RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.