Western Sky Land Trust Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 862411634RR0001 · Environment · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($988,632) as filed with the CRA.
Western Sky Land Trust Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under environment. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $989K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 42% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $93K.
Compared with 50 environmental charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Conservation of landscapes for future generations open & national areas in southern alberta and calgary areas. Includes land securement and stewardship. We reach out to land owners to educate about conservation awareness and options. We visit & review land conduct evaluations prepare budgets contract appraisals environmental assessment surveys legal documents create land management plans & coordinate & perform management.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $989K | $863K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $723K | $661K | $285 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $604K | $549K | — | — | -$1 |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $607K | $546K | — | — | -$80 |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $634K | $574K | — | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $93K from 4 charities:
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$274K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Curran (board chair); Paul Durant (treasurer); Wade Hawkins (board member); Brenda Harris (board member); Bruce Kendall; Marion Garden (board member); Paul Thiel (board member); Anita Arora (board member); Chad Grekul (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Western Sky Land Trust Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 862411634RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.