Accessibility Renovations for Kids (ARK) Society
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 787024686RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($131,064) as filed with the CRA.
Accessibility Renovations for Kids (ARK) Society is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $112K in revenue and $131K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2020 to $112K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Out primary program is to complete renovations for families with children who have mobility issues. This past year we completed three renovations which included the following: wheelchair accessible bathroom bedroom door widening entry door threshold ramp; two vertical platform lifts for a garage door widening access to the basement garage and upper level of home and install ceiling rails. ARK is 100% volunteer run with approximately 30 volunteers that support committees including Finance Marketing Events Nominations Fund Development and Projects. Our project team is successful in…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $112K | $131K | $122K | $3,494 | — | $95K |
| 2023 | $69K | $46K | $41K | — | — | $114K |
| 2022 | $197K | $4,157 | — | $949 | — | $154K |
| 2021 | $55K | $58K | $44K | — | $47K | $0 |
| 2020 | $37K | $52K | $43K | — | $46K | $26K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $21K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Trefry (co-chair); Cindy Eberth (co-chair); ErnaJean Schiiler (director at large); Catharine Eckersley (director at large); Glynis Carling (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Accessibility Renovations for Kids (ARK) Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 787024686RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.