Alberta Cultural Society of the Deaf
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 891606048RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($81,136) as filed with the CRA.
Alberta Cultural Society of the Deaf is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $65K in revenue and $81K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $216.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 28% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $1,767 in 2024, the largest being $1,267 to The Board of Trustees of Edmonton School Division. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To promote cultural objectives of deaf albertans by giving deaf albertans an opportunity to express their ideas skills and talents; preserving and guiding and stimulating and advancing deaf albertans to strive for excellence in cultural areas; encouraging cultural interest and teach cultural programs; fostering deaf pride and encouraging the use and recognition of american sign language as a distinct language.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65K | $81K | $63K | $7,703 | $1,767 | $31K |
| 2023 | $66K | $48K | $37K | $2,371 | $1,000 | $47K |
| 2022 | $40K | $42K | $34K | $1,258 | — | $29K |
| 2021 | $60K | $48K | $32K | $3,462 | — | $32K |
| 2020 | $53K | $51K | $34K | $1,808 | $2,040 | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,767 to 2 qualified donees:
Received $216 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$20K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Hilcox (president); Carl Pickett (treasurer); Victoria Meusel (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alberta Cultural Society of the Deaf’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891606048RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.