Wood Buffalo Youth Science Foundation
Charitable organization · Fort McMurray, Alberta · BN 832360226RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($48,497) as filed with the CRA.
Wood Buffalo Youth Science Foundation is a charitable organization based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $76K in revenue and $48K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $21K in 2020 to $76K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To promote organize and operate an annual regional science fair for students in grades four through twelve within the regional municipality of wood buffalo; to recognize and reward scientific achievement and to provide students with an opportunity to participate in the canda-wide science fair; to assist local schools in establishing their own science fairs; to provide local schools and teachers with opportunities to attend field trips workshops scientific talk and other activities aimed at enhancing school science curricula; to foster curiosity critical thinking and problem-solving skill…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $76K | $48K | $46K | — | — | $86K |
| 2023 | $36K | $46K | $43K | — | — | $58K |
| 2022 | $39K | $24K | — | — | — | $69K |
| 2021 | $32K | $24K | $22K | — | — | $53K |
| 2020 | $21K | $23K | $19K | — | — | $45K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $20K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Jeremy Hiscock (secretary); Tahir Yousaf (treasurer); Akshaya Lakshmi (judge in chief); Joshua Dow (deputy judge in chief); Kashif Hussain (president); Wasim Ahmad (director); Mangesh Barhate (vp operations); Shilpa Arvikar (director); Ruchi Pachauri (director); Indika Arachchi Appuhamila (director); Chithra Udayashankar (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Wood Buffalo Youth Science Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 832360226RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.