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EDUCATIONMATTERS

EDUCATIONMATTERS is a Canadian public foundation based in Calgary, Alberta. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $1.7 million a year, mostly to education organizations in Alberta.

Giving: Over $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $1.7 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.8 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 115 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $4,500 and the largest was about $1.8 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 58 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION, The Governors of The University of Calgary and Mount Royal University.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, all gifts to classified recipients went to education organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Alberta (97%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “ADVANCE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE CALGARY BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES INVOLVED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE PRINCIPAL DONEE IS THE CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION. GRANTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO OTHER QUALIFIED DONEES FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE DEEMED PERTINENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN CALGARY.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: http://www.educationmatters.ca. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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