Westwind School Division No. 74
Publicly funded institution · Cardston, Alberta · BN 106872849RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($62,153,530) as filed with the CRA.
Westwind School Division No. 74 is a charitable organization based in Cardston, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 $62.6M in revenue and $62.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 613 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Provision of education from early childhood services through grade 12. This occurs in the following locations: cardston magrath raymond stirling hillspring mountain view glenwood and colonies all withing the provice of alberta.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62.6M | $62.2M | $59.9M | — | — | $9.9M |
| 2023 | $61M | $61.1M | $58.9M | — | — | $9.5M |
| 2022 | $59.2M | $58.8M | $56.6M | — | — | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $57.3M | $57.2M | $55.3M | — | — | $9.8M |
| 2020 | $55.3M | $54.9M | $38K | — | — | $9.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions613
- Total compensation, all staff$47.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Ralph (board chair); Doug Smith (vice chair); Ross Blackmer (trustee); Tami Tolley (trustee); Anna-Joyce Frank (trustee); Jessica Payne (trustee); Josh Smith (trustee); Rod Wendorff (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Westwind School Division No. 74’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106872849RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.