Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 892788431RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($332,929) as filed with the CRA.
Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $381K in revenue and $333K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 21% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $200K in 2020 to $381K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Organization of sports and recreational activities for blind persons within alberta. Competitive sport opportunities facilitate to other sport and recreation opportunities for blind and partially sighted albertans. Public education involves schools goalball demonstrations and presentations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $381K | $333K | $283K | $11K | — | $149K |
| 2023 | $324K | $284K | $235K | $6,135 | — | $100K |
| 2022 | $223K | $228K | $180K | $18K | — | $60K |
| 2021 | $179K | $176K | $122K | $20K | — | $66K |
| 2020 | $200K | $164K | $118K | — | — | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$157K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chris Abdalla (president); Ellen Leong (director of finance); Tiana Knight (director of operations); Dustin Butterfield (director of competiive sp); Andrew Davis (director of active living); Daniela Ruttle (director of education & a); Linda Macphail (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892788431RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.