Alberta Recreation and Parks Association
Publicly funded institution · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 118781046RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,936,040) as filed with the CRA.
Alberta Recreation and Parks Association is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from government, 12% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $102K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Awards and Scholarships June is Recreation and Parks Month Youth Development Through Recreation Services Symposium HIGH FIVE Communities in Bloom Alberta Communities ChooseWell CPRA Professional Development and Certification Program Prescription to Get Active SPARC AB - positive youth development through sport Indigenous Culture Camp Elders Knowledge Circle Bringing Equity to the Recreation and Parks Sector Community Compass
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $1.8M | $5,567 | $110K | $527K |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.8M | $1.8M | $2,486 | $0 | $559K |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.6M | $6,511 | — | $490K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.1M | — | — | $488K |
| 2020 | $2M | $1.8M | $1.3M | — | — | $492K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $102K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alberta Recreation and Parks Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118781046RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.