West Plains Foundation
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 807864962RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($287,213) as filed with the CRA.
West Plains Foundation is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $654K in revenue and $287K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 61% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $8,000 to Northbow Educational Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $272K in 2020 to $654K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
West plains foundation operates westwood centre through which courses and seminars were offered to highschool and university students promoting academic and personal excellence. Educational programs were provided to women to advance in their family professional and social lives. Retreats and recollections were provided to promote human and spiritual development.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $654K | $287K | $245K | $17K | $16K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $272K | $249K | $6,479 | $7,550 | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $477K | $254K | $233K | $2,473 | $9,960 | $2M |
| 2021 | $311K | $189K | — | — | $8,925 | $1.7M |
| 2020 | $272K | $180K | — | — | $8,725 | $507K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 4 qualified donees:
- Northbow Educational Foundation$8,000
- F.c.e. Fondation pour la Culture et l'Education/f.c.e. Foundation Culture Education$7,200
- ST. Bonaventure Parish$350
- RC Diocese of Calgary$300
Received $18K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$59K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Greta de Souza (chair); Shirley Chomyn (treasurer); Cecilia Cristobal (director); Rosemarie Perez (director); Patricia Siray (director); Elena Babin (director); Cristina Lucca (director); Sigrid Perez (director); Katrina Mamuric (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Plains Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 807864962RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.