Werklund Foundation
Private foundation · Calgary, Alberta · BN 842593923RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,051,587) as filed with the CRA.
Werklund Foundation is a private foundation based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.4M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $843K in 2024, the largest being $300K to The Northern Gateway School Division. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $459K in 2020 to $3.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To support post secondary education through scholarships and bursaries based on scholastic achievement and/or financial need. To promote established programs to further the development of children teenagers and their educators through leadership in canada. To hold invest administer and distribute funds and property to qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $843K | $19.3M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.7M | — | — | $738K | $17M |
| 2022 | $764K | $3.3M | — | — | $249K | $17.6M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $889K | — | — | $808K | $20M |
| 2020 | $459K | $908K | — | — | $823K | $17.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $843K to 22 qualified donees:
- The Northern Gateway School Division$300K
- Werklund Centre$85K
- Spirit North$70K
- Canadahelps Canadon$62K
- Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie$55K
- Umoja Community Mosaic$46K
- Youth Central Society$40K
- Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta$30K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Society of Calgary and Area (formerly Aunts and Uncles at Large)$25K
- Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse J' Ecoute$25K
- Youth Singers of Calgary Society$17K
- The Back Door a Youth Employment Society$17K
- Calgary Counselling Centre$17K
- Two Wheel View - Calgary LTD.$12K
- Penticton Art Gallery Society$12K
- Sport For Calgary Foundation$10K
- Young Alberta Book Society$10K
- Equal Voice Foundation$9,091
- The Wood's Homes Foundation$1,000
- Helping Families Handle Cancer Foundation$500
- Meow Foundation for the Adoption of Abandoned Cats$250
- Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$120K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Evans (director); Tricia Leadbeater (director); David Werklund (founder); Mark Werklund (chairman); Sean Morgan (director); Brian Milne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Werklund Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 842593923RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.