Action for Healthy Communities Society of Edmonton
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 899813851RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,344,090) as filed with the CRA.
Action for Healthy Communities Society of Edmonton is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $6.2M in revenue and $6.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $263K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 50 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.3M in 2020 to $6.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Ircc settlement economic integration and empowerment of newcomers ircc central alberta – small centres integration strategy community capacities – community initiatives creation healthy active community kids program; community leadership training community building promotion; community initiatives; innovation models to promote alberta’s cultural tourism
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.2M | $6.3M | $6.3M | — | — | $222K |
| 2023 | $5.6M | $5.5M | $5.5M | — | — | $242K |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $6.1M | $6.1M | — | — | $216K |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $4.1M | $4.1M | — | — | $121K |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3.4M | $3.4M | — | — | $106K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $263K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions50
- Total compensation, all staff$4.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Colin Christensen (chair); Nikki Marchiel (treasurer); Pailin Ismael (secretary); Zedingle Ghebremusse (director); Adana Mahase Gibson (director); Rajiv Bansal (director); Roger Villa (director); Benjamin Oostenbrink (director); David Anne Carmel (director); Catherine Armstrong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Action for Healthy Communities Society of Edmonton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899813851RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.